German is a very rich language, infinitely richer than the French.
Two men of letters were likewise in company with us, one a native of Strasburg, who as such may in some measure be looked on as both French and German ; the other, a Frenchman, but very conversant with our language. Before this kind of tribunal of our own setting up, we brought the languages of the several nations, in order to an examination of their merits and defeats.
We all unanimously agreed that the German is a very rich language, infinitely richer than the French.