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Language is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
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?
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.
The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
[Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
We defend ourself with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
