| Thomas Maurice - Coins, Ancient - 1800 - 492 pages
...given in thefe words. " The Sanfcreet language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful ftru&ure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...more exquifitely refined than either, yet bearing to each of them a ftronger affinity, both in the jroots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could... | |
| Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1801 - 580 pages
...prevailed in it. . . ; i • The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity^ is of a wonderful ftrufture; more perfect than the Greek* more copious than the Latin, and more exquifitely refined than cither ; yet bearing to both of them a ftronger affinity, affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and... | |
| 1830 - 622 pages
...The ' Sanscrit 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 both of them a stronger affinity, both ia ' the... | |
| Christianity - 1803 - 430 pages
...The Sanfcrit language, whatever be " its antiquity, is of wonderful ftructure ; i.tis more' per" feet than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and «' more e-xquifitely refined than either." Thefe hints, which are intended to be continued, will ferve to fhew that a fociety for enquiring into... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 636 pages
...some very remote age. 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... | |
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 pages
...prevailed in it. • The Sanfcrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful ftructure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...exquifitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a ftronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could poffibly... | |
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
...some very remote age. The 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 refined than either ; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1807 - 488 pages
...has prevailed in it. ^ The Sanfcrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful ftru&ure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquifitely^jrefined than either, yet bearing to both of them a ftronger affinity, both in the roots... | |
| Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...tells us, f that " 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 a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs... | |
| Charles Wilkins - Sanskrit language - 1808 - 722 pages
...pronounced that — " The Sanskrit language, whatever " be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than " the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more excellently " refined than either." The profound and critical knowledge of HT Colebrooke, Esq. in this... | |
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