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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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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.

This Neoplatonic Absolute is the Godhead of whom Eckhart says: "God never looked upon deed," and of whom Angelus Silesius sings:   "Und sieh, er ist nicht Wille,   Er ist ein' ewige Stille."

From Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages by Inge, William Ralph

The great mystic Angelus Silesius feels this when he says— “I know God cannot live an instant without me, He must give up the ghost if I should cease to be.”

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

To ignore Angelus Silesius, Paul Gerhardt, Albert Knapp, Philip Spitta and their glorious compeers, would be to silence a choir that sang the praises of the Lord "in notes almost divine."

From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by Wenner, George

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