..."This language," observes Sir W. Jones, " 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,...

...understanding, and unveil the real origin, character, and meaning. Already Sir W. Jones thought the Sanscrit more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either. Mr. Brian Hodgson, a competent and impartial judge, called it a speech capable of giving a soul to...

...understanding, and unveil the real origin, character, and meaning. Already Sir W. Jones thought the Sanscrit more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either. Mr. Brian Hodgson, a competent and impartial judge, called it a speech capable of giving a soul to...

...fitted to form an opinion,2 the most finished of all the dead languages, " of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." In this language is to be found an infinity of works upon almost every branch of learning known amongst...

...Jones's enraptured mind thus embodied its impressions : " It is a language of wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." Talboys applies to Sanscrit the praise bestowed on Greek by Gibbon. " It is," says he, " a musical...

...three thousand yejirs ; it is written in Sanscrit, a dead language of a " wonderful construction — more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." It is a portion of the Holy Vedas. In a peculiar tone of voice, he chants the sacred text, stopping...

...historical record."2 " Whatever be its antiquity," says Sir William Jones, " it is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either,3 yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both from both those tongues, as Arabic religion...

...historical record."2 " Whatever be its antiquity," says Sir William Jones, " it is of a wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either,3 yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both from both those tongues, as Arabic religion...

...languages. — Schlegel's Philosophy of History. The Sanscrit Language is a most 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 indeed...

...appellation " completely formed." Sir "William Jones says, " The Sanscrit language is 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 any accident; so strong, indeed,...