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" The fabulous tone of the narrative in which the account of Wijayo's landing in Lanka is conveyed in the seventh chapter bears, even in its details, so close a resemblance to the landing of Ulysses at the island of Circe", that it would have been difficult... "
A descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit, Pali, and Sinhalese literary works of ... - Page 110
by William Dealtry - 1870
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An Epitome of the History of Ceylon, Compiled from Native Annals: And the ...

George Turnour - Pali literature - 1836 - 390 pages
...details, so close a resemhlance to the landing of Ulysses at the island of Circe, that it would have heen difficult to defend Mahanamo from the imputation of...lived in a country in which the works of Homer could, hy possihility, he accessihle to him. The seizure and imprisonment of his men, and his own rencontre...
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The Maháwanso in Roman Characters: With the Translation Subjoined and an ...

Mahānāma, George Turnour - Buddhism - 1837 - 446 pages
...the landing of Ulysses at the island of Circe, that it would have been difficult to defend Mahanámo from the imputation of plagiarism, had he lived in...of Wijayo and his men, on their landing in Lanka, within the dominions of Kuweni. " We went, Ulysses ! (such was thy cammand ! ) Through the lone thicket...
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India in Greece: Or, Truth in Mythology: Containing the Sources of the ...

Edward Pococke - Buddhism - 1852 - 444 pages
...their intercourse with Europeans, as long as they are treated with the courtesy that is due to them. landing in Lanka is conveyed in the seventh chapter...of Wijayo and his men, on their landing in Lanka, within the dominions of Kuweni. " We went, Ulysses ! {such was thy command !) Through the lone thicket...
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India in Greece: Or, Truth in Mythology : Containing the Sources of the ...

Edward Pococke - Buddhism - 1856 - 444 pages
...their intercourse with Europeans, as long as they are treated with the courtesy that is due to them. The fabulous tone of the narrative in which the account...of Wijayo and his men, on their landing in Lanka, within the dominions of Kuweni. " We went, Ulyfiaefl! (such was thy command !} Through the lone thicket...
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Ceylon: A General Description of the Island, Historical, Physical, Statistical

Travel - 1994 - 452 pages
...the landing of Wijayo in Ceylon and that of Ulysses in the island of Circe, adding that it would be difficult to defend Mahanamo from the imputation of...in a country in which the works of Homer could by any possibility have been accessible to him ; the whole story is almost identical He also remarks,...
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