Thomas à Kempis
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noun
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Even 15th-century famous spiritual writer German Thomas à Kempis didn’t make it through the process.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2017
On the other hand, his prose, after the manner of St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, the two Victors, and later Thomas à Kempis, frequently gives evidence of deliberate rhythm and rhyme.
From A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 by Scully, Vincent
This much is clear, and, to paraphrase Thomas à Kempis, "I had rather exercise faith than know the definition thereof."
From The Pursuit of God by Tozer, A. W. (Aiden Wilson)
Altho commonly ascribed to Thomas à Kempis, there has been much controversy as to the real authorship of this famous work.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Lodge, Henry Cabot
One woman has been known to become dæmonomaniac after an intense perusal of the Apocalypse, and another by the constant reading of the works of Thomas à Kempis.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
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