 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...  The Works of Sir William Jones - Page 268by William Jones - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1801 - 580 pages
...verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could poffibly have been produced by accident ; fo ftrong, indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three without believing them to have fprung from fome common fource, which, perhaps, no longer exifts. There is a fimilar reafon, though... | |
 | 1851 - 696 pages
...yet bearing to both of them a stronger ' affinity, both in the roots of the verbs and in the forms of ' grammar, than could possibly have been produced...three, without believing them to have sprung from some com' mon source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. There is a ' similar reason, though not quite so... | |
 | 1830 - 622 pages
...either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both ia ' the roots 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 all three, without be1 lieving them to have sprung from some common... | |
 | Samuel Miller - Art, Modern - 1805 - 432 pages
...either; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced...indeed, that no philologer could examine them all without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists. Thera... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Lawyers Great Britain Biography - 1806 - 618 pages
...; a perusal of thenj will prove, that it was no less deep than miscelit, by conquerors from oilier kingdoms in some very remote age. The Sanscrit language,...not quite so forcible, for supposing that both. the Got/lick and Celtick, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscrit... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could possibly have bf en produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer...forcible, for supposing that both the Gothick and Ccltick, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscrit ; and the... | |
 | Thomas Maurice - India - 1806 - 402 pages
...the forms of grammar, than could possibly have * See Analysis of Ancient Mythology, yol. iii. p. 30. been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that...not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothic and Celtic, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscreet... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
...Sanscrit was introduced into it, by conquerors from other kingdoms in some very remote age. The Sati;c;-k language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful...without believing them to have sprung from some common ioiircc, which perhaps no longer exists. There is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Asianists - 1807 - 668 pages
...them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the form of grammar, than could poisilily have been produced by accident; so strong indeed,...not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Got/tick and Celtick, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscrit... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...refined than either; yet bearing to both a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced...strong indeed that no philologer could examine them all without believing them to have come from one common source, which perhaps no longer exists. There is... | |
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