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statement of St. Jerome before cited; in the 

 similarity of the names of places in Belgic Gaul 

 and in Britain; and in the direct comparison of 

 sundry ancient Gaulish and Belgic words which 

 have been preserved, with the existing Cymric 

 dialects, for which I must refer to the learned work 

 of Brandes. 



Formerly, as at the present day, the Cymric 

 dialects of Celtic were spoken by both the fair and 

 the dark stocks. 



III. There is no record of Gaelic being spoken 

 anywhere save in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of 

 Man. 



This appears to be the final result of the long 

 discussions which have taken place on this much- 

 debated question. As is the case with the Cymric 

 dialects, Gaelic is now spoken by both dark and 

 fair stocks. 



IV. When the Teutonic languages first became 

 known, they were spoken only * by Xanthochroi, 

 that is to say, by the Germans, the Scandinavians, 

 and Goths. And they were imported by Xantho- 

 chroi into Gaul and into Britain. 



In Gaul, the imported Teutonic dialect has been 

 completely overpowered by the more or less modi- 

 fied Latin, which it found already in possession; 

 and what Teutonic blood there may be in modern 

 Frenchmen is not adequately represented in their 



("* " Only " is too strong a Avoid, as thorp were doubt- 

 loss some Melanochroi among the Teutonic tribes. — 1894.] 



