\"NordidtheRomanseverestablishtheirlanguage—Iknownotwhethertheywishedtodoso—inthisisland，asweperceivebythatstubbornBritishtonguewhichhassurvivedtwoconquests。\"
Inhisnote，Mr。HallamexaminesthepassagefromTacitusAgric。
xxi。towhichGibbonrefers。ItmerelyassertstheprogressofLatinstudiesamongthehigherorders。Midd。Ages，iii。314。
Probablyitwasakindofcourtlanguage，andthatofpublicaffairsandprevailedintheRomancolonies。—M。]
[Footnote39:TheCelticwaspreservedinthemountainsofWales，Cornwall，andArmorica。Wemayobserve，thatApuleiusreproachesanAfricanyouth，wholivedamongthepopulace，withtheuseofthePunic；whilsthehadalmostforgotGreek，andneithercouldnorwouldspeakLatin，Apolog。p。596。ThegreaterpartofSt。