Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-06

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specimemcf the latest Literature Of Fran:e.
IMPROVEMENT ~ THE HEBREW LANGUAGE.
highly .,terestng publication has just been compile
Ted IA tf,ne hcA wi. throw the greatest light
ga hoe-fn lnit'rs. lis title-p-geis
" The ie6Te language restored, and the frne sense
V'S ~yroS Tecoterea GAda'cey9ied az tAclr radicdL
ah"tyS.s, sc - ,ir- faoTe a'OlIVtt-2 cots. ito
Paris, 1915 .td 1910
ia the part OF the work of this celebrated write,
are iouad-Ist. An introduction the origin speech
20 he study OF tne languages reading II, Ia ,he
views OF the author IN pursuing his pIGn. Hebrew
Rfanisaar, grounded On principles, aud mode sun
servieht TO tc siady ali languages Sd series o. He
prev roofs considered in light and intended Ia IA
eu@te ie understanding both OF ts langIage and the
SCIENCE Of cymoOy The second part opeus with apre.
lnary scOuTse, and translation IA French vi the 10
GIst Chapters of SEPHER, Ge"esis) containing The
cosogOny OF Moses This translation is intended 10 cor
roDoiate the principles established in the grammar and
dictionary
We shall here give short account Of the motives whch
determined MIR. donyet 40 prosrr,re tb. .~rcr,nr 49,
tpis important work. All learned men, who had exalni-
hed the Hebrew language, endeayored to understand
its genius were persuaded setttng aside ,be,r ,,ri
countries and religious, tat il had been lost for To- ne
time, the words made the grammar aud diction
aries with which it Is learned being grounded on errone.
Gus principles. Nea. years era the Jews
themselves understood no Ihe language an
cestors and had adopted one ntermiXed viii, those OF
neiehooiine nations 1t ia this dialect called Hebrew
to which, hereafter added some Greek and Latin
words. Tie JamHdS are written well Of lie
books considered 10 be ancient, by the modern jews
u.e 1oss % ang"aee, sohat+ra! c0hhec;ed with the
history OF the earth aud nwich much iao NATION was
per OF stldous men, at different periods, among arous
nations and religious seCts. Many Lave ATTEMPTED by
uncommon labor, discover its original principles and
ehi1ash mem re es'aish u as well as (of course tue
right se;St otthe words Not only Christians bat je. g
and even Mahometats, ryallcd Ia zeal io ii; b." YAM
nave many ainsng thCm speatheir whole lives none
eoad a" It, principles, and the el!ace which
tLey sometimes raised, with thousand sir1s.les for
""ht "i gocd iciidaiIon Crunhled down the least
tbhch The author will not hesitate say, lha: lie kRey
long fore ther ROCK which they all ha1h.en wrecked
aud would H0t ave veutnred sea covered viii. tie
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ces had not brought han AGAIN t. the sab G. almost
without pefceviugit. His studies were a; ~ dr,,f.1
to another object work on aISleuiugy enrr.l.g the
Whole history o the earth. fixed his attention. when
euploJ ed deep arches about the uril,rinaI ian.
gases Of Asia and area, he led examine the he
brew he had studied his youth Ter the manner IL
is generally iearned-tLat is very Numerically Iliis
language interesting under various points OF view attrac
led the more his notice Of having go ac-
qualued With tby the usual channels either Of Tie Id
TN or Greek, but by languages that had analogy
with its origin The uncommon path he had take de-
ieTned the irregular be adopted 10 contemplate
he same ard what many ieaFued had in at
tempted TO 30, he accomplished. without diGjcnily lie
discovered the principles of tie Hebrew, aud rendered
himself capable of ascerianing the of its terms
not thTo Tue knowiedge Of tie Greek and Latin
lions most of which are erroneous bu By intimate
Anowicdge vi It's genius Looking, then, with an nvest
gazing e5e on the lnesmdDie monument transmitted To
u by tie hebrews, that is into tie SKPnER of Moses
he saw 10 many things, which, IN relation to morality
S'd phosophy particularly, might be vastly interesting
ToT humanity and he of opniou that in this book
come ont entire from the sanciares Of lhebes aud Mem
pals we possessed, without thinking Of it, al the scien-
Of ancient Egypt
This discovery for tile author strong motive for
making attempt to restore The Hebrew language which
could facilitate tbeII knowledge but be had not that mo
awe slonefor in agreeing vii. those who have employ
ed their time the that Hebrew did not differ
from the ancient Phenican language respecting its Tad
sal form what vast light could hO tie possession of n
throw over the history OF Furope and over he orion ~
the dioms which IN succession OF time have appeared In
Every knows that the Phenciaus for,crly did
part Of the earth what we have recently done Tor
America th is they cOlOnlzed the whole extent of IFS
coasts civilized tile nations uhan.ng them gsve
them laws, religion ava various arts taught them how 10
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way tie seeds OF those baTvcs of glory gathered after
wards by tie Gftsks and the Romans. Il IS on tLe IAN
gnages Illustrated by h9se t"o nations, that have
formed ali those spoken at this Europe il is ON
eeir literature that all the Ut. fstmc Of Europe has been
estaOlshedand so there neither public Or private IN
IfrcVon without these two LANGUAGES no methodcat
mode Of teaching but mnst be chiefly grounded on
them.
Thrsc ere the principal motives which have deteruin
Cd Pc. dOlvet 70 write aud publish the present work
as tLe Translation contaled 90 tie second part mem
ti0ued st the beginning this sccnuut cannot be ani
red sba ndrc our elves 9, au es rscI nom he r
Inn3r' dsc'ufse--tidt - 10 The statement 81 tie au.
tbs translation.
"ThanAs g. py p1h'icaron Of the snrn1p. SAYS mr.
DON O. Moses vii longer bethe shelf ofFcs1n and
the 70 lt Of tue phyt al sciences. IN his Cosloi,ny
VIII no rp'r ne seen those disgusting c0usdrtirrs or
iuconsist."ces those rdi euons pictures gbr r,racd
sven r., wcapons t. BIS enemies in hu viii M,
l0F- be seen narrow mined brifg supplsirr lie a.
-y actnated only by use mos c,nesed Si-,,. AMI
p'f JUS refusing iQmtH Dis Hninor9tify aus ue,ertk.
in bot Of thc souiNsecdfDg ava. t,.ih fr,'o t,',s
Ni'e u" I'M aifo in al the n sfer q, nature uniting
- tie ub.idtai aHi c.uFLtencu Information which he
had acquired r tis tarCiGaIie OF Ltbt. the tht 9fh
own r.ph Hion % tie aiHral iDso,her cansaiis him
b. mud 'n tns bi' ~of. TIE &c unuistcd ob.erga
tOls " an un i eTfhir sprc nfcfr,rriey and aid fbc
esod.ineual pn'os,pi, 0fihs Eeyp.sns condemned in
T." w"fos-br wiz be ao eto Cl1ferr ibis iapoitapf
sapif rhn0s"pby y t'at'i tie roderu. aud be enabled
o. lgffe b. what orr ic-eubie OBJ Yer and wheeler
ftglr or interior 10 DO. I-e neisnbls cisn VIII
5a.e n''mhqi" say 200 opposition ss ratrfa philosophy
1tAot born lwgus 1s hnft i-t ae h llooprrf
wh" Z. pc Uncover DO ts ioos aiyg.e. worthy N hs
o1r0s'f tfrr hr Go have irIf ID, lf fis NOS viii
become r. Lis hand gelaiae oritefsn .oucbstspe h.