It could not yet be born because the historic sense which was its necessary begetter hardly existed, and because the provision of historic matter for this sense to work on was rather scanty.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
As likely might his reasons bring me back, Like his begetter, from the house of death.
"The Seven Plays in English Verse"
Sophocles
Though the belief is wide-spread in the youthful mind of our day that Cotton Mather was chief begetter of Salem witchcraft, we find no facts to justify belief that any act of his ever had such intent.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam