George Saintsbury , English writer

said about Growth, Circumstances, Exercise, Influence, Prose...

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"The Italian prose tale had begun to exercise that influence as early as Chaucer's time: but circumstances and atmosphere were as yet unfavourable for its growth."
- George Saintsbury

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