The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
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Page 133
... empire was the mother of the Sanferit , and consequently of the Zend , and Parfi , as well as of Greek , Latin , and Gothick ; that the language of the Affyrians was the parent of Chaldaick and Pahlavi , and that the primary Tartarian ...
... empire was the mother of the Sanferit , and consequently of the Zend , and Parfi , as well as of Greek , Latin , and Gothick ; that the language of the Affyrians was the parent of Chaldaick and Pahlavi , and that the primary Tartarian ...
Page 137
... empire nearly equal in furface to a square of fifteen de- grees ; an empire , of which I do not mean to affign the precife limits , but which we may con- fider , for the purpose of this differtation , as em- braced on two fides by ...
... empire nearly equal in furface to a square of fifteen de- grees ; an empire , of which I do not mean to affign the precife limits , but which we may con- fider , for the purpose of this differtation , as em- braced on two fides by ...
Page 144
... empire , as we now call it , was not formed when the laws of MENU were collected ; and for this belief , so repugnant to the general opinion , I am bound to offer my reasons . If the outline of history and chronology for the last two ...
... empire , as we now call it , was not formed when the laws of MENU were collected ; and for this belief , so repugnant to the general opinion , I am bound to offer my reasons . If the outline of history and chronology for the last two ...
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