Angelus Silesius

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[si-lee-shee-uhs, -zhee-uhs, sahy-] / sɪˈli ʃi əs, -ʒi əs, saɪ- /

noun

1. Johannes Scheffler, 1627–77, German poet.

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Example Sentences

Or as when Angelus Silesius sings:—   "Gott ist ein lauter Nichts, ihn ruhrt kein Nun noch Hier;   Je mehr du nach ihm greiffst, je mehr entwind er dir."

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William

Compare the famous lines of Angelus Silesius:     "Had Christ a thousand times     Been born in Bethlehem     But not in thee, thy sin     Would still thy soul condemn."

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew

At this time he took the name of Angelus Silesius, probably after a Spanish mystic named John ab Angelis.

From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin

Therefore the poet may just as well sing of voluptuousness as of mysticism, be Anacreon or Angelus Silesius, write tragedies or comedies, represent the sublime or the common mind—according to humour or vocation.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

In 1862 he edited the poetical works of the Roman Catholic mystic, Angelus Silesius, better known as Johan Scheffler.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.