The author had been expressing a sense of hearty appreciation, on a certain occasion, in a domestic circle at colombo, as to the perennial character of the vegetation, together with the endless variety of fruits and flowers in this favored land, but it appeared that those who had adopted it as their home did not find it to be absolute perfection.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
On first approaching the island, it is seen that the shore is palm-fringed from Dondra Head to colombo, and even far north of the latter place.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
We were just now speaking of native family groups observed on the route between Galle and colombo, which is a thoroughly typical region, and may well serve as a truthful picture of such scenes all over the southern district of Ceylon.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou