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Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons read more
Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
