But every word uttered by man requires a large measure of the po… — “Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 63; reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 169.

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But every word uttered by man requires a large measure of the poetic ability. Our words are analogies of the miracle by which we incarnate and utter the world.

“Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 63; reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 169.

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Year: 1954

Chapters: Language | Speech

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