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new sciences which in this age of world-wide activities come into 

 existence, one may almost say, every day. Romance philology came 

 into being under the influence of the works of Bopp and of Grimm, 

 who gave comparatively little thought to the Romance languages; 

 in its turn, Romance philology aids in the formation of new branches 

 of science and helps to satisfy new needs. 



