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To the ear of him who learns it for the purpose of conversing<lb/> | To the ear of him who learns it for the purpose of conversing<lb/> | ||
in it, it <gap/> with <add><unclear>indeed</unclear></add> the most difficult languages. < | in it, it <gap/> with <add><unclear>indeed</unclear></add> the most difficult languages. <add>But <gap/></add> To him who learns<lb/> | ||
it for no other purpose than that of reading it, it is by far the<lb/> | it for no other purpose than that of reading it, it is by far the<lb/> | ||
easiest. The cause is that, though a good half of it is derived<lb/> | easiest. The cause is that, though a good half of it is derived<lb/> | ||
from the same sources as those from which the language of its<lb/> | |||
next neighbours the French, as well as those of the Spaniards,<lb/> | |||
the <sic>Portugueze</sic> and the Italians are derived, it has been fortunate<lb/> | |||
enough to disencumber itself from that <add>so much</add> than useless<lb/><lb/> | |||
load of conjugations and other inflexions with which, by reason<lb/> | |||
of their descent from the Greek through the Latin, those<lb/> | |||
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1821. April 24.
J.B. to Nunez
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To the ear of him who learns it for the purpose of conversing
in it, it with indeed the most difficult languages. But To him who learns
it for no other purpose than that of reading it, it is by far the
easiest. The cause is that, though a good half of it is derived
from the same sources as those from which the language of its
next neighbours the French, as well as those of the Spaniards,
the Portugueze and the Italians are derived, it has been fortunate
enough to disencumber itself from that so much than useless
load of conjugations and other inflexions with which, by reason
of their descent from the Greek through the Latin, those
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