 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...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 3101851Full view - About this book
 | Dominick M'Causland - Babel, Tower of - 1867 - 56 pages
...introduction of it to the notice of the Asiatic Society in 1782, describes it as of a wonderful structure, ' more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than ca either.' When this ancient language came in view, and was submitted to the critical examination... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1867 - 656 pages
...sacred books are written (Sanscrit) is of unfathomable antiquity, and, according to Sir William Jones, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more excellently refined than either ; and, in, the judgment of the learned, capable of expressing every... | |
 | Indic literature - 1868 - 600 pages
...discourse, said : " The Sanscnt language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...both of them a stronger affinity both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than conld possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong indeed,... | |
 | Dominick M'Causland - Ethnology - 1868 - 352 pages
...the most complete and polished of all the languages of the earth. Sir William Jones describes it as " more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more refined than either." It ceased to be a living language about 400 BC ; but has been preserved in the... | |
 | Theodor Benfey - Comparative linguistics - 1869 - 860 pages
...folgenbermafjen : 'The Sanscrit language whatever may be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could have been produced by accident; so strong that no philologer... | |
 | Burton Feldman, Robert D. Richardson - Literary Criticism - 1972 - 598 pages
...observation, in 1786, that The Sanskrit language, whatever may be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure: more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could have been produced by accident: so strong that no philologer... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 604 pages
...Language, Preface 16:43 The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong,... | |
 | R. S. Perinbanayagam - Philosophy - 2000 - 324 pages
...historical linguistics: The Sanskrit language, whatever may be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the...bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in roots of verbs and in forms of grammar, than could have been produced by accident; so strong that no... | |
 | Peter France - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 692 pages
...discovery of Sanskrit [II.1.2], which Sir William Jones in 1796 declared to be 'of wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either', the new discipline of comparative philology was born, which led to the conceptualization of the IndoEuropean... | |
 | Michael J. Franklin - Deccan (India) - 2000 - 580 pages
...has prevailed in it. The Sarfcrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful ftructure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquifitely refined than either; yet bearing to both of them a Wronger affinity, both in the roots... | |
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