The quoted scene says Statius was drawn toward Christianity because Christian preachers sounded like the truths latent in Virgil's words and because their saintly conduct won his loyalty during Domitian's persecution.
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The lecture begins with Augustine's dusty human nature and ends with Virgil fleeing the proof that Dante's love is stronger than obedience.
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