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This book is a collection of Latin texts by Christian authors from late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Volume 192 includes works by Augustinus Hipponensis, Hydatius Lemicensis, and Isidorus Hispalensis. The texts provide insights into the intellectual and religious history of Western Europe during the pivotal period of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of the Christian Church as a dominant cultural force. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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