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... Rivers . - Their character The Mahawelli - ganga Table of the rivers 87 , 38 ( note ) 38 39 40 • 41 41 • 43 VIII . Singular coast formation , and its causes · • The currents and their influence 44 Word " Gobb " explained 44 , ( note ) ...
... Rivers . - Their character The Mahawelli - ganga Table of the rivers 87 , 38 ( note ) 38 39 40 • 41 41 • 43 VIII . Singular coast formation , and its causes · • The currents and their influence 44 Word " Gobb " explained 44 , ( note ) ...
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... rivers and lakes · Their re - appearance after rain Mode of fishing in the ponds Showers of fish . 204 209 " 209 . 209 . 210 Conjecture that the ova are preserved , • 170 172 • • 173 . 174 not tenable € 175 Fish moving on dry land 175 ...
... rivers and lakes · Their re - appearance after rain Mode of fishing in the ponds Showers of fish . 204 209 " 209 . 209 . 210 Conjecture that the ova are preserved , • 170 172 • • 173 . 174 not tenable € 175 Fish moving on dry land 175 ...
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... rivers wind through woods below like threads of silver through green em- broidery , till they are lost in a dim haze which conceals the far horizon ; and through this a line of tremulous light marks where the sunbeams are glittering ...
... rivers wind through woods below like threads of silver through green em- broidery , till they are lost in a dim haze which conceals the far horizon ; and through this a line of tremulous light marks where the sunbeams are glittering ...
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... rivers , over mountains never trod by the foot of a European , and amidst precipices inaccessible to all but the most courageous and pru- dent . Add to this that the country is densely covered with forests and jungle , with trees a ...
... rivers , over mountains never trod by the foot of a European , and amidst precipices inaccessible to all but the most courageous and pru- dent . Add to this that the country is densely covered with forests and jungle , with trees a ...
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... rivers , and marine de- posits gradually collected on the shore . But in addi- tion to these , the land has for ages been slowly rising from the sea , and terraces abounding in marine shells imbedded in agglutinated sand occur in ...
... rivers , and marine de- posits gradually collected on the shore . But in addi- tion to these , the land has for ages been slowly rising from the sea , and terraces abounding in marine shells imbedded in agglutinated sand occur in ...
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Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical James Emerson Tennent No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 519 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.