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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Augustine of Hippo |
 | | However, it may be said that, even in his fall, Augustine maintained a certain dignity and felt a compunction which does him honour, and that, from the age of nineteen, he had a genuine desire to break the chain. |
 | | In fact, in 373, an entirely new inclination manifested itself in his life, brought about by the reading Cicero's "Hortensius" whence he imbibed a love of the wisdom which Cicero so eloquently praises. |
 | | The "Confessions" alone prove that Loofs did not understand the 17th canon of Toledo. |
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