An empty book is like an infant’s soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders.
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More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.
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Thomas Traherne (16)
Birth: | 1636 |
Death: | 27th September, 1674 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Clergyman, Poet, Theologian, Writer |
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Thomas Traherne was an English poet, clergyman, theologian, and religious writer. Little information is known about his life. The intense, scholarly spirituality in his writings led to his being commemorated by the Anglican Church on 10 October.
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