“Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The etymologist finds the deadest words to have been once a brilliant picture. Language is fossil poetry.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“The poets made all the words and therefore language is the archives of history, and, if we must say it, a sort… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A word is no light matter. Words have with truth been called fossil poetry, each, that is, a symbol of a creative… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture. Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
