CHAPTER I.—Literature
St. Aurelius Augustin
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Bishop of Hippo
The Confessions of St. Augustin
In Thirteen Books
Translated and Annotated by
J.G. Pilkington, M.A.,
Vicar of St. Mark's, West Hackney; And Sometime Clerical Secretary of theBishop of London's Fund.
"Thou has formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee."—Confessions, i. 1.
"The joy of the solemn service of Thy house constraineth to tears, when it is read of Thy younger son [] that he was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.'"—Ibid. viii. 6.
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series I, Volume 1, ed. Philip Schaff (1886–89). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.