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Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.
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.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
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