"Our own tung should be written cleane and pure, vnmixt and vnmangled with borrowing of other tunges."
— John Cheke

January 1, 1970

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Translation: Our own tongue should be written clean and pure, unmixed and unmangled with [the] borrowing of other tongues. Internet Shakespeare, University of Victoria