 | Thomas Paine - 1824 - 420 sivua
...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 - 336 sivua
...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 - 1827 - 414 sivua
...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,...of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than " could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, " indeed, that no philosopher could examine them... | |
 | 1827 - 576 sivua
...the 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... | |
 | Vans Kennedy - 1828 - 386 sivua
...has with the greatest justice observed that " the Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek,...roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, indeed, that no philologer could examine them... | |
 | 1829 - 538 sivua
...Sanscrit language (says Sir Wm. Jones, third discourse on the Hindus) whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek,...roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, indeed, that no philologer could examine them... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 524 sivua
...assertion. — See his Geography, \ ol. I. p. 718. t Edinburgh Review, Vol. XIII. p. 369. VOL. III. 12 Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely...of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, indeed, that no philosopher could examine them'... | |
 | 1829 - 536 sivua
...Sanscrit language (says Sir Wm. Jones, third discourse on the Hindus) whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek,...exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them n stronger affinity both in the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar than could possibly have... | |
 | Charles Coleman - 1832 - 514 sivua
...merely, but our souls and) our intellects." Their ancient language, the Sanscrit, is described as being more perfect than the Greek, — more copious than...Latin, — and more exquisitely refined than either. It has been urged against them, by some most respectable authors, that their deities are nothing but... | |
 | Friedrich von Adelung - 1832 - 270 sivua
...AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SANSCRIT LITERATURE. 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. SIR WILLIAM JONES. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF SANSCRIT LITERATURE, WITH... | |
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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... 
