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Par. 537-542.] THE ENGLISH LANG UA GE. 295

537 A.D. 1500. The revival of the study of Latin
Literature introduced a vast number of Latin words
direct from the Latin. The English Inflections were
now lost, but the sense of Inflections, and the consequent license, remained.
538 A.D. 1600. A reaction set in against the excessive Latinisms and licenses of the sixteenth century.
This reaction was aided by -
539 A.D. 1660. The Restoration, which brought
French influence to bear on the language, partly in
words, but more by favoring a lighter structure of
sentences, and increased regularity in grammatical
construction.
540 A.D. 1800. The study of chemistry, geology,
zoology, &c., has introduced a vast number of
scientific terms, mostly compounded from the
Greek.
The Vocabulary.
541 Celtic. - The Celtic words introduced into our
language directly are very few. They mostly relate
to (1) coarse dress and rough household work or
agriculture; (2) to wild scenery:(1) Breeches, darn, clout, mop, pillow, cradle, crock,
mattock, kiln, basket.
(2) Crag, glen, pool.
542 The Norman-French introduced some of these
words borrowed from the old Gallic; most of these