An Account of the Interior of Ceylon and Its Inhabitants: With Travels in that IslandWith Travels In That Island From 1816 To 1820. With Notes On Geography, Castes, Religion, Government, Crafts, Music And History. |
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Adam's Peak Adikar Agent of Government amongst animal appearance attended Badulla barometer Batticaloa beautiful Boodhoo called carbonat caste Ceylon chiefly chiefs cinnamon-stone circumstances climate cocoa-nut Colombo colour corundum covered cultivated dagobah dewalé disease Dissave distance district Doombera duty effect elephants excepting extremely feet felspar former four ganga gneiss gods Governor granitic ground height hills inhabitants instance Interior island jingalls jungle Kandy Kandyan provinces kapitia Katragam kind king king's land latter less lime low country manner maritime provinces miles mineral mohandiram mountains natives nature neighbourhood nilami observed officers paddy-fields passed peculiar perhaps Portuguese pretty priests prince principal quartz rain rebellion religion remarkable resemble respect river rock royal Saffragam saltpetre scenery Seven Korles side Singalese situated snake stone Teldenia temperature temple thermometer trees Trincomalie Upasampada Upper Ouva valley village whilst whole wiharé wind wood worship