book

hortensius

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Cicero
description
A specific book by Cicero containing an exhortation to philosophy, which served as a pivotal text in the narrator's spiritual awakening, redirecting his desires toward God.

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    Cicero's 'Hortensius' had a profound impact on the narrator, changing his emotional and spiritual inclinations.
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    But this book altered my affections, and turned my prayers to Thyself O Lord; and made me have other purposes and desires.
  • inflamed_withPhilosophy
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    Cicero's book 'Hortensius' intensely inspired the narrator with the love of wisdom, or philosophy.
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    with which that book inflamed me
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