Excerpt from The Hungarian Castle, Vol. 1 of 3 The month of December, 183 had set in with extreme rigour, and was only yet half Spent, when a deep and persevering fall of snow compelled a numerous party, collected under the hospitable roof of an Hungarian magnate, Whose stately castle occupied an elevated site on the confines of Tran sylvania, to prolong their visit far beyond its in tended duration. The circumstance was not, how ever, calculated to excite serious regret, for the host had-gathered together much of the beauty and chivalry of his high-hearted country proud names and bright eyes were there; and light spirits, and happy natures Well disposed to scatter roses along the path of time, and to laugh at chance, as it usurped the control of their movements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.