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Excerpt from Elements of Comparative Philology
The object of the present work is to lay before the reader the chief facts and the chief trains of reasoning in Comparative Philology.
This last term is by no means unexceptionable. It has the merit, however, of being in general use, and it con veys no notions which materially mislead even the most uncritical. N either is it, by any means, an easy matter to supersede it by one Which shall be exactly adequate to the subject. Those Which have suggested themselves to the present writer or to others convey either too much or too little.
That such a work is wanted is known to every student. Since the publication of the Mithridates, no work equally extensive and systematic has appeared nor has the Mithridates itself been te-edited With the proper annotations or additions.
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The object of the present work is to lay before the reader the chief facts and the chief trains of reasoning in Comparative Philology.
This last term is by no means unexceptionable. It has the merit, however, of being in general use, and it con veys no notions which materially mislead even the most uncritical. N either is it, by any means, an easy matter to supersede it by one Which shall be exactly adequate to the subject. Those Which have suggested themselves to the present writer or to others convey either too much or too little.
That such a work is wanted is known to every student. Since the publication of the Mithridates, no work equally extensive and systematic has appeared nor has the Mithridates itself been te-edited With the proper annotations or additions.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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R. G. Latham
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ISBN - 9781331895596
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm
Page Count - 811
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R. G. Latham
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ISBN - 9780267679409
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.3 cm
Page Count - 809
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