I sometimes hold it half a sin<br> To put in words the grief — Words | Quote

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"I sometimes hold it half a sin To put in words the grief I feel; For words, like Nature, half reveal And half conceal the Soul within. * * * * * In words, like weeds, Ill wrap me oer, Like coarsest clothes against the cold; But that large grief which these enfold Is given in outline and no more."

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A word is a basic element of language that carries meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition and numerous attempts to find specific criteria of the concept remain controversial. Different standards have been proposed, depending on the theor