So rapid has been the change in the English language that the English of to-day bears no more resemblance to the English of one thousand years ago than it does to German. It is strange, though true, that in Asia, and Africa, where grass will not grow, the most beautiful flowers and shrubs flourish to perfection.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1315, 13 May 1897, Page 9
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56Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1315, 13 May 1897, Page 9
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