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
| Ossian - 1807 - 596 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 refined than either; yet bearing to both a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1807 - 488 pages
...copious than the Latin, and more exquifitely^jrefined 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 have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all... | |
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 pages
...copious than the Latin, and more 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 have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 716 pages
...perfect than tlie Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more refined i iun either, yet bearing to both a .stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs,...than could possibly have been produced by accident. Of their philosophy it has been observed, that in the more retired scenes, in groves, and in seminaries... | |
| Universities and colleges - 1809 - 696 pages
...nearly confined to learned men, and which Sir William Jones has represented as more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either. A version into this language is now in a state of forwardness. The Hindustani, derived from the Hindi.... | |
| 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... | |
| Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...(says Sir William Jones) whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek, 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." SARACENS,... | |
| 1842 - 634 pages
...India, but introduced by conquerors from other kingdoms." He then describes it as "more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, but bearing to both a stronger affinity than could possibly be produced by accident." This resemblance,... | |
| Ezra Sampson - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 432 pages
...Sir William Jones') whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek, 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." SARACENS,... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...particular it may be observed, he remarks the wonderful structure of the Sanscrit, " 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, though their common source may... | |
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