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... winds " Character of the scenery II . Geographical Position Ancient views regarding it a- mongst the Hindus , - - " the Me ... wind 56 May - S.W . monsoon Lightning Rain , its violence June • ( note ) 57 58 58 59 • 60 . • 61 62 Page Faze ...
... winds " Character of the scenery II . Geographical Position Ancient views regarding it a- mongst the Hindus , - - " the Me ... wind 56 May - S.W . monsoon Lightning Rain , its violence June • ( note ) 57 58 58 59 • 60 . • 61 62 Page Faze ...
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... winds ; and their poets speak of the Malayan as the westerns did of the Sabæan breezes . But the allusion to such ... wind is off the shore , has been traced by Poeppig to a species of Tetracera , a climbing plant which diffuses its ...
... winds ; and their poets speak of the Malayan as the westerns did of the Sabæan breezes . But the allusion to such ... wind is off the shore , has been traced by Poeppig to a species of Tetracera , a climbing plant which diffuses its ...
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... 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 among the ...
... 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 among the ...
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... which for this purpose is industriously collected by the fishermen during the intervals when the wind is off shore . 3 Dr. Gardner . conglomerate , similar to that at Adam's Bridge and Manaar C 2 CHAP . I. ] 19 CORAL .
... which for this purpose is industriously collected by the fishermen during the intervals when the wind is off shore . 3 Dr. Gardner . conglomerate , similar to that at Adam's Bridge and Manaar C 2 CHAP . I. ] 19 CORAL .
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... wind . The arable soil of Jaffna is generally of a deep red colour , from the admixture of . iron , and , being largely composed of lime from the comminuted coral , is sus- ceptible of the highest cultivation , and produces crops of ...
... wind . The arable soil of Jaffna is generally of a deep red colour , from the admixture of . iron , and , being largely composed of lime from the comminuted coral , is sus- ceptible of the highest cultivation , and produces crops of ...
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abundance Adam's Peak amongst Anarajapoora ancient Anim appear Asiat Báhu Batticaloa birds Blyth Boisd Brahmans Brug Buddha Buddhist century Ceylon Chemn coast cobra coco-nut Colombo colour Conch Cram cultivation dagoba described ditto Dohrn Dutugaimunu early eastern European exhibit Fabr feet fish flowers forests frequent gneiss Gray Guén Hagen Helic hills Hist Horsf Hübn Icon inches India inhabitants insects island Jaffna jungle Kandy Kandyan Kelaart king labour land larvæ Latr Layard Leach Linn Maha Mahawanso Malabar Méth Monog monsoon mountains natives Neuera-ellia Niet Pali Pasc peculiar period Pfeiff plants portion present priests Proc rain Raja Rajaratnacari Rajavali Reeve reign resembling rivers rocks Rohuna sacred shells Singhalese species Steph Syst tanks Taprobane temples tion Tissa trees Trincomalie TURNOUR'S Epitome vegetation Vert wanderoo Westw whilst wiharas Wijayo wind wood Zool
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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.