...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...

...William Jones, in his third discourse, said : " The Sanscnt language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure ; more perfect than the Greek,...refined than either ; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than conld possibly have...

...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...

...imb ortentaltfdjcn folgenbermafjen : 'The Sanscrit language whatever may be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek,...refined than either; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could have been produced...

...»eroffentiidjt 1788) nub tauten fotgcnbcmapen : 'The Sanscrit language whatever may 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 tho roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could have beuu produced...

...and beauty of this language, Sir William further says : " The Sanscrit is of a wonderful ptructure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either." One of the profoundest thinkers of Chinese antiquity appeared in the person of Lao-tse, between six...

...to students of historical linguistics: The Sanskrit language, whatever may be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek,...refined than either; yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in roots of verbs and in forms of grammar, than could have been produced by...

...of which the following is a brief extract: The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure: more perfect than the Greek....refined than 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...

...Dictionary of the English Language, Preface 16:43 The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek,...refined than 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...

...however, was his observation, in 1786, that The Sanskrit language, whatever may be its antiquity, is of wonderful structure: more perfect than the Greek,...refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could have been produced...