 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1801 - 580 pages
...verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could poffibly have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong, indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three without believing them to have fprung from fome common fource, which, perhaps, no longer exifts. There is a fimilar reafon, though... | |
 | 1851 - 696 pages
...refined than either — yet bearing to both of them a stronger ' affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and in the forms of ' grammar, than could possibly...three, without believing them to have sprung from some com' mon source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. There is a ' similar reason, though not quite so... | |
 | Thomas Maurice - India - 1806 - 402 pages
...the forms of grammar, than could possibly have * See Analysis of Ancient Mythology, yol. iii. p. 30. been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that...some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothic and Celtic,... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have bf en produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer...some common source, which perhaps no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothick and Ccltick,... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...either ; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have been produced...some common source, which perhaps no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothick and Celtick,.... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Asianists - 1807 - 668 pages
...them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could poisilily have been produced by accident; so strong indeed,...some common source, which perhaps no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Got/tick and Celtick,... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
...either ; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have been produced...without believing them to have sprung from some common ioiircc, which perhaps no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1807 - 488 pages
...of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could poffibly have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have fprung from fome common fource, -which, perhaps, no longer exifts : there is a fimilar reafon, though... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 pages
...of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could poffibly have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have fprung from fome common fource, which, perhaps, no longer exifts : there is a fimilar reafon, though... | |
 | Classical philology - 1819 - 496 pages
...have originated in India, and in his third anniversary discourse declares, respecting the languages, " that no philologer could examine them all three, without...some common source, which perhaps no longer exists." The Sanskrita was most probably the more ancient of the three, and as the Latin is but the ^Eolic dialect... | |
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The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs... 
