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f The man who had sworn <l 1 

 will never go to Kokkanan- 

 gala," went there seven times, 

 and died on his way to it.' 



Expressive of fickleness and 

 in constancy in men. 



' When it is impossible, noth- 

 ing is possible; when it is possi- 

 ble, nothing is impossible. 



' The whole Solamandala is 

 coming.' 



Applied to denote a very 

 large multitude. 



This is a very interesting 

 historical proverb, which has 

 floated down the stream of time. 

 It must have no doubt origi- 

 nated at a period when it was 

 usual for swarms of Solians 

 (Tamils from the neighbouring 

 continent) to invade Ceylon, as 

 hosts of barbarians from the 

 North similarly invaded Bri- 

 tain in ancient times. 



' I don't understand that 

 Andara, and that Tamil.' 



Applied to an unintelligible 

 jargon/ 



This is also a historical pro- 

 verb, which has come down to 

 us from very remote times. The 

 word Andara, which I have 

 no doubt is a corruption of 

 the Sanskrit Andhra (another 

 term for Telegu) is not known 

 at present to any native, except 

 perhaps to learned scholars, 

 and the proverb therefore must 

 have originated at a time when 

 that word was commonly 

 known. 



