History of Ceylon from the Earliest Period to the Year 1815: With Characteristic Details of the Religion, Laws, and Manners of the People, and a Collection of Their Moral Maxims, and Ancient ProverbsAsian Educational Services, 2003 - 341 pàgines The Principal Object Of The Book Was To Acquant The Reader With The Civil And Military Transaction, The Religion And Manners Of The People. Also Gives A Brief Sketch Of The Natural History Of The Country. |
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Pàgina 48
... considerable army , and bravely attacked the force of the new made emperor and his Euro- pean allies ; but he was again vanquished , and forced to quit the field . In the mean time Darma Palla sent an account of these events to the King ...
... considerable army , and bravely attacked the force of the new made emperor and his Euro- pean allies ; but he was again vanquished , and forced to quit the field . In the mean time Darma Palla sent an account of these events to the King ...
Pàgina 58
... considerable number of adherents , whom he allured by the most magnificent pro- mises ; and had the art to render himself much beloved by the Singalese . The Portuguese , who were encamped at Ganoor , beheld these proceed- ings with ...
... considerable number of adherents , whom he allured by the most magnificent pro- mises ; and had the art to render himself much beloved by the Singalese . The Portuguese , who were encamped at Ganoor , beheld these proceed- ings with ...
Pàgina 147
... considerable displeasure , and desired that they might be ordered down ; as no one in his presence ought to be placed higher than himself , in whom the majesty of the great King of Candy , the descendant of the golden sun , was ...
... considerable displeasure , and desired that they might be ordered down ; as no one in his presence ought to be placed higher than himself , in whom the majesty of the great King of Candy , the descendant of the golden sun , was ...
Continguts
EARLY notices of Ceylon in classical WritersArrian Dionysius the geographer Ovid Pto | 1 |
CHAP II | 12 |
CHAP III | 31 |
No s’hi han mostrat 36 seccions
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