There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very
gesture.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.

And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain read more

And who in time knows whither we may vent the treasure of our tongue, to what strange shores this gain of our best glories shall be sent, 't unknowing Nations with our stores? What worlds in the yet unformed Occident may come refined with the accents that are ours?

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.

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!

Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!