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
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
As among the best books for a young man who had to be the architect of his own fortunes, some one in Mrs. Ram's hearing mentioned Thomas à Kempis.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 by Various
I don't altogether agree with Thomas à Kempis; but the world is like a siren, and we must beware of her.
From The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls by Kirlew, Marianne
He wrote on Emerson, English humour, or Thomas à Kempis with the same facility as he dissected the mystic Latin writers of the early centuries after Christ.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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