THE 25 MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS.
In a recent contest to determine which 25 words aro worth being considered the most beautiful in tho English language, James Shea, a New York lawyer, won first prize with an accepted list of 21 words of the 25 he submitted. Here is the list of 25 words which, in the judgment of the prize-winner, are the most beautiful in the English language:—Melody, splendor, adoration, grace, eloquence, virtue, innocence t modesty, faith, truth, peace, nobility, joy, honor, love, divine, justice, heaven, liberty, radiance, sympathy, hope, harmony, happiness, purity. From tlhe foregoing list of 25 words tho judges struck four—grace, divine, justice, and truth—as lacking in euphony compared to the other words of the list. But there's one word tihat is more beautiful than any of those quoted above. That word is Socialism I
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Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 58, 19 April 1912, Page 14
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138THE 25 MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS. Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 58, 19 April 1912, Page 14
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