Thomas à Kempis
Americannoun
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
Some find their happiness like Thomas à Kempis, with a little book and a little cell.
From Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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
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)
St. Thomas à Kempis, Drelincourt's Defence against Death, and Law's devotional works had all their part in kindling his piety into a flame.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
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