 | Charles Wilkins - Sanskrit language - 1808 - 722 pages
...Asiatic Researches of the Society instituted by him inCalcutta, has pronounced that — " The Sanskrit language, whatever " be its antiquity, is of a wonderful..." the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more excellently " refined than either." The profound and critical knowledge of HT Colebrooke, Esq. in this... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1809 - 696 pages
...following: The Sanscrit, now nearly confined to learned men, and which Sir William Jones has represented as more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either. A version into this language is now in a state of forwardness. The Hindustani, derived from the Hindi.... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...compare the structure of both. But, of a language which Sir William Jones has not scrupled to call ' more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more excellently- refined than either,' it would not be easy to give an idea within the limits of a review.... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...translated by Mr. Wilkins, and Sir William Jones. " The Sanscrit language, (says Sir William Jones) whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, indeed, that no philologer... | |
 | 1842 - 634 pages
...primeval language of India, but introduced by conquerors from other kingdoms." He then describes it as "more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, but bearing to both a stronger affinity than could possibly be produced by accident." This resemblance,... | |
 | Ezra Sampson - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 432 pages
...translated by Mr. Wilkins, and Sir William Jones. " The Sanscrit language, (says Sir William Jones') whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure...stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident ; so strong, indeed, that no philologer... | |
 | Quintin Craufurd - India - 1817 - 758 pages
...have here mentioned; and, when speaking of the Sanscrit, he observes, " Whatever be its antiquity, it is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the...refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a strong affinity both in the roots of verbs, and in the forms of grammar." — In his preface to the... | |
 | 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
...millions by whom it is held in sacred veneration. Of the tongue itself, Sir William Jones observes, " The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity,...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... | |
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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... 
