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
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
They say every one has a text book; his was neither the Bible, the Prayer Book, Thomas à Kempis, La Nouvelle Héloise, or 'Queechy,' but Mrs. Crowe's 'Night Side of Nature.'
From Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
When Madge went up to bring her down she found her reading Thomas à Kempis.
From The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols by Black, William
Timid souls may profitably ponder what Thomas à Kempis says in the Imitation, I, 25.600.Genér,
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
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