Excerpt from The Fortunes of Words: Letters to a Lady It would be altogether super uous to dis course to you upon the importance of these studies. They have always been very impor tant, since studies in words are, after all, studies in things. Besides, they sharpen one's mind and accustom it to observation, comparison, fine analysis and subtle discrimination. In the words of Scaliger, the great antiquarian and philolo gist, the sifting of these subtleties, although it is of no use to make machines for grinding corn, frees ...
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Excerpt from The Fortunes of Words: Letters to a Lady It would be altogether super uous to dis course to you upon the importance of these studies. They have always been very impor tant, since studies in words are, after all, studies in things. Besides, they sharpen one's mind and accustom it to observation, comparison, fine analysis and subtle discrimination. In the words of Scaliger, the great antiquarian and philolo gist, the sifting of these subtleties, although it is of no use to make machines for grinding corn, frees the mind from the rust of ignorance, and sharpens it for other matters. But now, in the light of modern researches and methods, it isa new world entirely that opens before us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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