First, in the history of words there is much that indicates the history of men, and in comparing the speech of to-day with that ofyears ago, we have a useful illustration of the effect of external influences on the very words of a race.


Occasional, Critical, and Political Writing (ed. Oxford University Press, USA, 2000) - ISBN: 9780192833532

James Joyce Quotes

First, in the history of words there is much that indicates the history of men, and in comparing the speech of to-day with that ofyears ago, we have...

First, in the history of words there is much that indicates the history of men, and in comparing the speech of to-day with that ofyears ago, we have...

First, in the history of words there is much that indicates the history of men, and in comparing the speech of to-day with that ofyears ago, we have...

First, in the history of words there is much that indicates the history of men, and in comparing the speech of to-day with that ofyears ago, we have...