George Saintsbury: But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time.

But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time.

-- George Saintsbury


		Name: George Saintsbury Type: Writer Nationality: English Birth: October 23, 1845 Death: January 28, 1933

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