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A rose is but a rose, it blooms because it blooms it thinks not of itself, nor asks if it is seen.
Angelus Silesius
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Angelus Silesius
Age: 52 †
Born: 1624
Born: December 1
Died: 1677
Died: June 9
Cleric
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Breslau
Johann Scheffler
Johann Angelus Silesius
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By the will art thou lost, by the will art thou found, by the will art thou free, captive, and bound.
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