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The language of truth is simple.
The language of truth is simple.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
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 coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
