 Where there are no springs or rivers to furnish them with water, as it is in the northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of...  Ceylon: past and present - Page 47by Sir George Barrow (2d bart.) - 1857 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Cordiner - Cingalese - 1807 - 516 pages
...in the northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving rain-water; which- they do by casting up great banks...places to stop and contain the rains that fall, and to save the water till they have occasion to let it out into their fields. The banks are made rounding... | |
 | James Cordiner - Southeast Asia - 1807 - 510 pages
...in the northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving rain-water; which they do by casting up great banks...convenient places to stop and contain the rains that Fallj and to save the water till they have occasion to let it out into their fields. The banks are... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1811 - 236 pages
...parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of rain water ; which they do by casting up great banks in convenient...save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields : They are made rounding, like a C , or half-moon. Every town has one of these ponds, which,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 232 pages
...parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of rain water ; which they do by casting up great banks in convenient...stop and contain the rains that fall, and so save it til! they have occasion to let it out into the fields : They are made rounding, like-a C, or half-moon.... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1838 - 636 pages
...northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of rain water; which they do by casting up great banks in convenient...save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields. They are made rounding like a C, or half-moon. Every town has one of these ponds, which,... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 352 pages
...furnish them with water, as it is in the northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of rainwater, which they...save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields. They are made rounding like a ( , or half-moon. Every town has one of these ponds, which... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1860 - 338 pages
...on all the four sides with cut stone, and are the most elegant works of the natives." — Buchanan. places to stop and contain the rains that fall, and...save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields. They are made rounding like a (, or half-moon. Every town has one of these ponds, which... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1880 - 618 pages
...on all the four sides with cut stone, and are the most elegant works of the natives." — Buchanan. places to stop and contain the rains that fall, and...save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields. They are made rounding hke a (, or half-moon. Every town has one of these ponds, which... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1884 - 586 pages
...furnish them with water, as it is in the northern parts, where there are but two or three springs, they supply this defect by saving of rainwater, which they...places to stop and contain the rains that fall, and 50 save it till they have occasion to let it out into the fields. They are made rounding like a ( ,... | |
 | Robert Knox - Ceyton - 1911 - 590 pages
...where there dal Pools. are but two or three Springs, they supply this defect by saving of rain Water ; which they do, by casting up great Banks in convenient places to stop and contain the Rains ihat fall, and so save it till they have occasion to let it out into their Fields : They are made rounding... | |
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