The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06


sismondi. Some philoloaists have insisted that
modern italian is a corruption Of the ancient
Latin by the so-called barbarians by whom
Rome was overrun. Others have maintained
that the change Of Latin into italian was et-
feoted by the gradual influence OF the various
dialects Of the italian provinces into which
Latin was introduced by conquest, an influence
by no means essentially Northern. save In
the Basin Of the Pc. but rather South
ern in its character. Story. we are told.
held that modern italian is tho ancient
Latin vcrnacular, or iinDud rustfcd, not changed
essentially, but simply modified by time and
accident. italian, indeed. was spoken In Rome
while Latin was still I. living language. :
The Roman dialect 10, OF all the italian dialects.
nearest to the ancient Latin" which. "in Rome.
was tho language OF the educated classes"
After noting that tho italian language In It's
present form does not appear in writing and
document before the eighth century. Mr.. Story
suggests, as Sismondl had suggested before him,
| that what we now call italian was probably an
afhllation or modification of the tin1ud ~rusticd,
represented in writing according to the vulgar
pronunciation.
Mr.. Story was not one Of those s~culptors
who confne themselves to making the clay
models of their statues and leave the marble
copies to DO done by workmen. Concerning this
matter he remarked on one occasion: ~ am a
pretty rhp'o "orAor on NY "aru,o, tsoue"
aoareia, . os"y'h nni.n
work / cant boar to stop. I feel an utter enthu-
siasm about the thing, and am eager to havei 1t out.
I work my models, however, with great care, and
finish them perfectly" Mr.. Story added that he
supposed ho might let the stone DO cut by other
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has'e, y eonstuo uH 'ihoi' eohne'tioh
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orleihai riouuon \ 1.om .he hVfhs
t"so y, Wa'ninkeon ''o'' i"A 'ni' ma'A
nc mouoteu Dust
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uias eho Il hieih "aroieS' Aitor cArefui re-
soaieu' NC uiii'e a" = cohciusioh "hich ne
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