To pass to the deluge, and beyond it, and to come to close quarters with our proper division, the origin of Romance itself is a very debatable subject, or rather it is a subject which the wiser mind will hardly care to debate much.

George Saintsbury

Beyond Care Close Come Debatable Debate Division Hardly Itself Mind Much Origin Our Pass Proper Quarters Rather Romance Subject Very Which Will Wiser

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