It is a commonplace of the poetic and critical discussion of the… — Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 50, reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 154.

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It is a commonplace of the poetic and critical discussion of the last 100 years to note that human languages are the greatest of all works of art beside which the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante and Shakespeare are minor variations.

Catholic Humanism and Modern Letters” The McAuley Lectures: Christian Humanism in Letters, Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut, (1954), p 50, reprinted in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 154.

Quote #3244

Year: 1954

Chapter: Language

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