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II. The Belgce and the Cellce, with the offshoots 

 of the latter in Asia Minor, spoke dialects of the 

 Cymric division of Celtic. 



The evidence of this proposition lies in the 

 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 spcken only l ~by Xanthochroi, that 

 is to say, ~by the Germans, the Scandinavians, and 

 Goths. And they were imported by Xanthochroi 

 into Gaul and into Britain. 



In Gaul, the imported Teutonic dialect has been 



P " Only " is too strong a word, as there were doubtless some 

 Melanochroi among the Teutonic tribes. 1894.] 



