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The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
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.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.
We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high
hands makes them obey its laws.
[Fr., La grammaire, qui sait regenter jusqu'aux rois,
Et les fait, la main haute, obeir a ses lois.]
