LITERATURE OF THE BURMAS. 235 



world is much more extenfive ; nor need we require 

 any further proof for their having come from Egypt^ 

 than their compleat knowledge of the Nile, which has 

 been fo ingenioufly illuftrated by the learned Mr. 



WiLFORD. 



*' XXX., Next to the lake Anaudal," continues 



" the miffionary, " the moft celebrated is that called 



" Zaddan, nearly equal in extent to Anaudat. Inthe 



" center of the lake, limpid water of a carbuncle colour 



*' occupies a fpace of twenty -hwepizana, around which, 



*' in concentric circles, are placed five gardens, each a 



^' jwzana wide. In thefe gardens grow the various kinds 



" of flowering trees which thrive in water. 'Without 



*' the lake are fields of corn, efculent feeds, gourds, 



" and cucumbers. Without thefe fields are gardens 



" containing every kind of fruit trees: fuch as a gar- 



*' den of plantains, producing fruit as large as an 



" elephant's trunk ; a garden of ratans ; and the like. 



" Laftly, without thefe gardens are fields of cotton, 



" All thefe fields and gardens furround one another 



" in concentric circles, and each is a juzana wide. 



" Without thefe gardens and fields the lake Zaddaii 



" is furrounded by a mountain one juzana high, 



" of which the furface is covered with gold reflefting 



" a light that makes the whole lake fhine. This 



" golden mountain is furrounded by another fix juza- 



*' na high, and full of carbuncles. This again is fur 



" rounded by a mountain five juzana high, and emit- 



" ting from its fide next Zaddan a fplendor equal to 



" that of the fun. Round this is another mountain 



*' [our juzana high, and fhining like the moon. Ano- 



*' ther mountain beyond this fparkles like cryftal. 



" And laflly come two mountains; the one two, the 



" other one juzana high ; and of both the interior 



" furfaces are black. 



" To the weft of the lake Zaddan, in the golden 

 " mountain, is fituated a celebrated cave, filled with 

 "gold and jewels, and of which the mouth extends 

 " twelve juzana. To the north is another lake, fifty 

 ^'juzana in length, and as much in breadth. Its limp- 

 id 



