 | 1832 - 574 pages
...William Jones observes, " The Sanscrit 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." M. Vou Hnmboldt speaks of It in terms more philosophical, but expresses... | |
 | Richard Carlile - 1823 - 816 pages
...the-Asiatic Researches) " The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure; it is more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." These hints, which are intended to be continued, will serve to shew that a society for enquiring into... | |
 | Gian Pietro Vieusseux - 1823 - 624 pages
...considerazioni . The samscrit language , whatever be its antiquitjr , dicono essi ,isofa wonderful structttre ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the latin , and more exquisitely rejìned tham either. Ed i medesimi autori sono di parere con molta ragione, che tutte le opinioni... | |
 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 420 pages
...researches) ', The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure ; it is more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." These hints, which are intended to be continued, will serve to show that a society for enquiring into... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 356 pages
...has prevailed in it. 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 lhan either; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 336 pages
...prevailed in it. The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wondei fill structure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refmed than either ; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1827 - 414 pages
...XIII. p. 369. " Whatever be its antiquity, (says Sir William Jones) it 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, and in the forms of... | |
 | 1827 - 576 pages
...William JONES — " 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 refined than either,"* be disproved ; and it be satisfactorily shewn that the date of the earliest... | |
 | Vans Kennedy - 1828 - 348 pages
...justice observed 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 of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar,... | |
 | 1829 - 538 pages
...Sir Wm. Jones, third discourse on the Hindus) 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, and in the forms of grammar... | |
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The Sanskrit 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... 
