 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,...  Illustrations to Oriental Memoirs - Page 99by James Forbes - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1801 - 580 pages
...Latin, and more exquifitely refined than cither ; yet bearing to both of them a ftronger affinity, affinity, both in the roots 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... | |
 | 1851 - 696 pages
...the Sanskrit. He said, at once, ' that the old sacred language of India was more perfect than ' the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...of them a stronger ' affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and in the forms of ' grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; ' so... | |
 | 1830 - 622 pages
...language,' he observes, ' whatever be its antiquity, is ' of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more ' copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both ia ' the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could ' possibly have been produced by accident... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Art, Modern - 1805 - 432 pages
...Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Gnek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...indeed, that no philologer could examine them all without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. Thera... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Lawyers Great Britain Biography - 1806 - 618 pages
...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...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong indeed, that no philologer... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Thomas Maurice - India - 1806 - 402 pages
...language, he observes, 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 each of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could... | |
 | 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
...Sati;c;-k language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong indeed, that no philologer... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
...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...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong indeed, that no philologer... | |
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