Forces in Fiction, And Other Essays
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The history of words and of the sentences into which they fall, is no dry record of bloodless facts, but as dramatic as the history of mankind; indeed, it is the history of man as he has crystallized into a sound-symbol the thoughts, imaginings, faiths and aspirations of his life, from the cave dwellers to the Darwin of his century. Words, like men, have their "strange, eventful histories," and, again like men, one word in its time "plays many parts." To follow the ups and downs of a single pro...per noun — a stupid name since its career is as often as not improper and hence doubly fascinating — or of a common noun — ^named with equal stupidity, since its story is likely to be most uncommon — ^this pursuit, I say, is often as exciting as a novel or a foot-ball game. Thus it follows that the diction- ary (rightly used and comprehended) is the most interesting of all books, save perhaps the Bible.
THE USE OF ENOLISH 139 Dr. Holmes knew this when he made the Auto- crat say: ''When I feel inclined to read poetry I take down my dictionary.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The history of words and of the sentences into which they fall, is no dry record of bloodless facts, but as dramatic as the history of mankind; indeed, it is the history of man as he has crystallized into a sound-symbol the thoughts, imaginings, faiths and aspirations of his life, from the cave dwellers to the Darwin of his century. Words, like men, have their "strange, eventful histories," and, again like men, one word in its time "plays many parts." To follow the ups and downs of a single pro...per noun — a stupid name since its career is as often as not improper and hence doubly fascinating — or of a common noun — ^named with equal stupidity, since its story is likely to be most uncommon — ^this pursuit, I say, is often as exciting as a novel or a foot-ball game. Thus it follows that the diction- ary (rightly used and comprehended) is the most interesting of all books, save perhaps the Bible.
THE USE OF ENOLISH 139 Dr. Holmes knew this when he made the Auto- crat say: ''When I feel inclined to read poetry I take down my dictionary.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Burton, Richard, 1861-1940 to read onlineMoreLess
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