ANCIENT AND MODERN LANGUAGES. 285 
Adverbs and prepositions do not present many 
analogies ; yet it would be easy to find affinities 
even in these. For instance: 
LATIN, GERMAN, ENGLISH. 
Nune Nun, now 
Major, Mehr, more 
Nihil, Nicht, not 
Hodie, Heute, to-day 
Sic, So, so 
Ita, Ja, yes 
Jeri, Gestern, yesterday 
Pro, Vor, before 
Porro, Fern, far 
Gr. Polus, Viel, (much) 
In a series of papers, which I have had the 
honour of submitting to this society, I have 
shown that all the languages of Europe could 
easily be traced to the Sanskrit, in which are to 
be found the roots of most Teutonic and Greco- 
latin words. On the present occasion I have 
entered into a more minute comparison between 
these two families, not so much with a literary 
object in view, as fully to demonstrate that all 
the nations of Europe are closely related to one 
another, and ought consequently to entertain 
towards each other mutual sentiments of love and 
benevolence only. The thought of arranging 
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