 | 1818 - 588 pages
...the Arahick, the Sanscrit, the Bengalee, &c. Of the Sanscrit, Sir Wm. Jones has said,* that " it is more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more excellently refined than either." The analogy which it bears to other languages is thus stated by that... | |
 | William Nicholson - Arts - 1819 - 432 pages
...may briefly notice the Sanscrit language, which, whatever may he its antiqinty, is of a very singular structure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more refined than either, yet bearing to both a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 574 pages
...tongue itself, Sir 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 - Free thought - 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 - Periodicals - 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 - Rationalism - 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 - Asia - 1824 - 356 pages
...the religion of Brahma has prevailed in it. The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek,...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
...of Brahma has 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 - Logic - 1827 - 414 pages
...Edinburgh Review, Vol. XIII. p. 369. " Whatever be its antiquity, (says Sir William Jones) it is " of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek,...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... | |
 | British - 1827 - 576 pages
...opinion of Sir 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... | |
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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... 
