This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...western Ghauts and the sea, contains no works of this sort." But the Artificial Lakes of Ceylon, also, are works of astonishing magnitude; and many marvellous legends are repeated respecting the kings and giants who carried them into effect. " The monarch Theakkam, in forming a large Mound, found that every morning a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...western Ghauts and the sea, contains no works of this sort." But the Artificial Lakes of Ceylon, also, are works of astonishing magnitude; and many marvellous legends are repeated respecting the kings and giants who carried them into effect. " The monarch Theakkam, in forming a large Mound, found that every morning a great part of it was thrown down. His mind was extremely perplexed; and one night he had a dream, in which it was revealed to him that a child must be sacrificed before he could accomplish his object. He mentioned the circumstance to his wife, but she refused to consent: he then told the affair to his sister, who said, ' Why should the people be ruined?' and she gave her son to be buried alive in the mound, from which time it never failed!" The importance the natives attach to these works may be seen in all their literature, both ancient and modern. In a book of fate which I translated, and which has been printed by the Royal Asiatic Society, the question, " Is it good to make the mound or embankment? " occurs in eight different places; and, " Is it good to make the tunnel? is it good to make the channels?" the same number of times. The artificial lake of Minere (in Ceylon) is from Fifteen to Twenty Miles in circumference, and the Mound at the top is Sixty feet broad. The Mound of the lake of Kandelle is Twenty feet high, and the Tunnel at the base nearly Two I generally follow Dr. Davy. Hundred feet through. It extends, in a straight line, from a Rocky hillock at one extremity, to a high ledge at the other, and is a mile and one third long. " The celebrated giant's tank would hold, if in good repair, water sufficient to supply all the surrounding fields to an immense extent." But the Peedeeval tank ...
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Fair. Size: 0x0x0; Face and edges of spine quite mottled, with stitching of cloth revealed in many places. withdrawn library book, still makes for an excellent reading copy. 612 pages, discolored around edges from age, but free from highlighting or underlining.
