No language is justly studied merely as an aid to other purposes. It will in fact better serve other purposes, philological or historical, when it is studied for love, for itself.

I'm going on an adventure!

I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

People remember Longfellow wrote Hiawatha, quite forget he was a Professor of Modern Languages!

Over the field rang his clear voice calling: ‘Death! Ride, ride to ruin and the world’s ending!

There is little or no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off.

Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them. "If one were to sting me," He thought "I should swell up as big as I am!