Dialogue

 1 Craty|    which are unsurpassed in any ancient writer, and even in advance
 2 Craty|       of a theory. Etymology in ancient as in modern times was a
 3 Craty| hindrance of motion; but in its ancient form dion is expressive
 4 Craty|        this question, either in ancient or in modern times, until
 5 Craty|        most conservative of the ancient language, loved the letters
 6 Craty|         language than any other ancient writing. But feeling the
 7 Craty|  traditions of grammar, whether ancient grammar or the corrections
 8 Craty|      always wanting to describe ancient languages in the terms of
 9 Craty|         in the transitions from ancient to modern forms of them,
10 Craty|        grand difference between ancient and modern European languages.
11 Craty|    languages when compared with ancient. The latter are regarded
12 Craty|       which is possessed by the ancient, are in many other respects
13 Craty|        relation between them in ancient and modern languages we
14 Craty|    which modern are superior to ancient languages is freedom from
15 Craty|       instinct of language; for ancient poetry is almost as free
16 Craty|         Hipponicus, there is an ancient saying, that ‘hard is the
17 Craty|   participates in ousia. For in ancient times we too seem to have
18 Craty|        most conservative of the ancient language, but now they change
19 Craty|  SOCRATES: For example, in very ancient times they called the day
20 Craty|       you observe that only the ancient form shows the intention
21 Craty|          Not if you restore the ancient form, which is more likely
22 Craty|    changed into delta as in the ancient language, becomes demiodes;