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THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE WISE MEN ASK, 'WHAT LANGUAGE DID CHRIST SPEAK?'
Last Line: CHRIST SPOKE THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE—LOVE.
Subject(s): JESUS CHRIST; LANGUAGE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
The wise men ask, "What language did Christ speak?"
They cavil, argue, search, and little prove,
O Sages, leave your Syriac and your Greek!
Christ spoke the universal language—LOVE.



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