The joy of love when it comes late is like the burning of a green log, which gives out all the more heat and keeps its ability to do so all the longe… - Chrétien de Troyes

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The joy of love when it comes late is like the burning of a green log, which gives out all the more heat and keeps its ability to do so all the longer, the slower it is to kindle.

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About Chrétien de Troyes

Crestïens de Troies was a late 12th-century French poet who played a key part in creating the romance form and in popularizing the Arthurian legend in Europe. His name is conventionally given in the modernized form Chrétien de Troyes. English quotations are taken from the translations by D. D. R. Owen: Chrétien de Troyes Arthurian Romances (London, 1987) .

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Alternative Names: Chretien de Troyes Chrétien Chrestien de Troye
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