The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 53
... resemblance , either in words or the structure of them , to the Sanfcrit , or great parent of the Indian dialects ; of which diffimilarity I will mention two remarkable in- stances : the Sanfcrit , like the Greek , Perfian , and German ...
... resemblance , either in words or the structure of them , to the Sanfcrit , or great parent of the Indian dialects ; of which diffimilarity I will mention two remarkable in- stances : the Sanfcrit , like the Greek , Perfian , and German ...
Page 141
... resemblance between them . One of the Arabs , indeed , an account of whofe voyage to India and China has been tranflated by RENAUDOT , thought the Chinese not only handsomer ( according to his ideas of beauty ) than the Hindus , but ...
... resemblance between them . One of the Arabs , indeed , an account of whofe voyage to India and China has been tranflated by RENAUDOT , thought the Chinese not only handsomer ( according to his ideas of beauty ) than the Hindus , but ...
Page 156
... resemblance between the funeral rites of the Chinese and the Sráddha of the Hindus : and M. BAILLY , after a learned investigation , concludes , that " Even the puerile and abfurd " stories of the Chinese fabulifts contain a rem- “ nant ...
... resemblance between the funeral rites of the Chinese and the Sráddha of the Hindus : and M. BAILLY , after a learned investigation , concludes , that " Even the puerile and abfurd " stories of the Chinese fabulifts contain a rem- “ nant ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adoration affert affured Afia Afiatick almoſt alſo ancient Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe believe BRAHMA called China Chineſe cloſe confequently confiderable confidered CRISHNA defcendants defire Deity deſcribed Devanagari dialect diftinct diſcover diſtinguiſhed divine eaſtern Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred faid fame fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firft firſt fome fource fublime fuch fuppofe fupport fyftem fymbolical Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory Imaus India Indian INDRA Iràn iſlands itſelf language laſt learned leaſt leſs letters MENU moft Mongals moſt mountains muft muſt nations obferved occafion Perfian philofophers poems poets praiſe preferved preſent purpoſe queſtion race racter raiſed reaſon religion repreſented reſemblance Sabian Sanfcrit ſcience Scythian ſeems ſeparate ſeveral ſhall ſhould SIVA ſome ſpirit ſpoken ſtate ſtory ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem Tartarian Tartars themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranflated univerſe uſed Véda's Védas verſes VISHNU weft whofe whoſe word worſhip Yemen Zend