“The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air.” AirExpressionSpeechFairsPossessionDelicatePetalsPansies Book:The Writings of Bret Harte Source: The Writings of Bret Harte
“Howbeit, though no scholar, I am not one of those who misuse the English speech, and, being foolishly led by the hasty custom of scriveners and printers to write the letters "T" and "H" joined together, which resembleth a "Y," do incontinently jump to the conclusion the THE is pronounced "Ye,"--the like of which I never heard in all England.” WritingTogetherHeardSpeechLettersEnglandConclusionCustomsScholarMisuseHastyPrinter Book:Condensed Novels: New Burlesques Source: Condensed Novels: New Burlesques
