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1821. April 24.
J.B. to Nunez 2
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
several derivative languages, as well as the German and other
children of the Teutonie, and the Russian and other children
of the Sclavonian, stand encumbered.
And now, much valued Disciple, will I put
thy enthusiasm to the test. If, in respect of other considerations
of superior moment, the circumstances in which thou findest
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rid yourselves of ultramaria |
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john flowerdew colls |
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draft of letter 2770, vol. 10 |
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