The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Volumele 3-4Colombo Apothecaries Company, 1883 Contains the Society's Proceedings. |
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Pagina 78
... native shell divers , who procured me most of the living specimens , expressed their astonishment at the newly unfolded beauties of these " Addai , " or slugs , which they found crawling on rocks and sca - weeds ; but it was not till ...
... native shell divers , who procured me most of the living specimens , expressed their astonishment at the newly unfolded beauties of these " Addai , " or slugs , which they found crawling on rocks and sca - weeds ; but it was not till ...
Pagina 138
... native tradition is , that it is the refuse from the forges of giants who lived of old ; but as I have since found it in many places , and as Mr. Quinton tells me that it is common over a large part of the Mullaittivu district , I am ...
... native tradition is , that it is the refuse from the forges of giants who lived of old ; but as I have since found it in many places , and as Mr. Quinton tells me that it is common over a large part of the Mullaittivu district , I am ...
Pagina 157
... native headmer consisted of Mahá Wanni Unnehes , Wanni Mudiyanses , and Kariyakarannas , all these being connected with both the Revenue and Police Departments . At present we have Divisions , Kórales and Tulánas , under Ratémahátmayás ...
... native headmer consisted of Mahá Wanni Unnehes , Wanni Mudiyanses , and Kariyakarannas , all these being connected with both the Revenue and Police Departments . At present we have Divisions , Kórales and Tulánas , under Ratémahátmayás ...
Pagina 161
... native of the district for pilfering . Cattle stealing used to prevail to a great extent , but has been much checked since the matter was placed in the hands of the District Judges . It is still carried on to some extent on the borders ...
... native of the district for pilfering . Cattle stealing used to prevail to a great extent , but has been much checked since the matter was placed in the hands of the District Judges . It is still carried on to some extent on the borders ...
Pagina 182
... native music and musical instruments , is that given by Davy , whose work on Ceylon ranks next to that of Knox for originality and correctness . Davy gives a des- cription of seven native musical instruments , -1 beragediya , 2 dawula ...
... native music and musical instruments , is that given by Davy , whose work on Ceylon ranks next to that of Knox for originality and correctness . Davy gives a des- cription of seven native musical instruments , -1 beragediya , 2 dawula ...
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Alwis amongst Angam antennæ apex apice appear Asiatic Society Badulla Barcroft Boake Bengal Boake body boiled Brahma Buddha Buddhist C. P. Layard called Capper Cattadiya Ceylon chéna Cinnamon cocoanut Colombo colour Committee coxæ Cumara death decoction demon ceremony dewatawa disease district Dorsal tentacles Dravidian elytra equal existence Ferguson fish flowers former genus head Hindú Hooniyan charms India insect Island Jaffna Jeewama joint Journal juice Kandy king labrum language latter leviter Maha Mahawansa mantle Meeting Members Museum native Ondaatje Páli palpi paper peculiar person Pilli plant present priest quantities Reeri remarkable ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY Sanni Yakseya Sanskrit Secretary shew sickness Sinhalese Sinhalese language Society's Sohona species specimens spots subtus supposed surface Tamil tank tarsi thorax thou tibiæ Tiele tree village Vishnu whilst word worship Yakseya Zoysa
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Pagina 316 - Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Pagina 337 - And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
Pagina 337 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Pagina 328 - ... also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets...
Pagina 338 - And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
Pagina 340 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Pagina 316 - And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the dove, which returned not again unto him any more.
Pagina 326 - The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Pagina 328 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Pagina 324 - And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds...