Government sucks out the marrow of nine million of men (ie, the peasantry) ; it will not allow us nobles to better their condition by legislative means ; but, retaining them in their present state, it only waits its own time to exasperate them against us. Then it will come forward to rescue us. But woe to us ! From freemen we shall be degraded to the state of slaves.

... by a charm, and stillness fills the air ; when the cold chills of night creep over the earth ; when comparative darkness has suddenly followed the bright glare of day ; — it is then the stranger feels how alone he is, and how awful such loneliness is where the eye sees no boundary, and the ear detects no sign of living thing. I would not willingly have destroyed the illusion of the first sunset I witnessed on the Puszta of Hungary.

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Page 18 ... only remedy ; and should it not happen to fall on the right head, — Justice is blind, — more is the pity. If he robs for his master, it is but natural he should sometimes do so for himself. To supply his larder with somewhat better fare than his maize and a scanty portion of bacon affords, a straggler from a neighbour's flock is no unwelcome addition. It would be unjust to quit the subject of the Puszta shepherd without making due and honourable mention of his constant companion and friend,... Appears in 7 books from 1839-2008

Page 589 ... here of an Illyrian nationality. It is no uncommon thing to hear them reckoning up the Croats, Sclavonians, Bosnians, Dalmatians, Servians, Montenegrins, and Bulgarians, and then comparing this mass of Sclaves with the three or four millions of Magyars, and proudly asking why they should submit to deny their language and their origin because the Magyars command it. Appears in 8 books from 1839-1861

Page 8 ... wells which are sparingly scattered over the whole plain. I have seen the sun set behind the mountains of the Rhine as I lay on the tributary Neckar's banks, and the dark bold towers of Heidelberg stood gloriously out against the deep red sky; — as the ripple of the lagoons kissed the prow of the light gondola, I have seen his last rays throw their golden tints over the magnificence of fallen Venice ; — I have watched the god of day as he sank to rest behind the gorgeous splendour of St.... Appears in 6 books from 1839-1852

Page 77 Pesth, and a power to make every one, noble or ignoble, pay as he passed over it, he gained as great a victory over prejudice and injustice as has been accomplished by any statesman of our day. " Some of the most enlightened Hungarians would gladly see this principle carried out to a much greater extent ; and it is not improbable that government would second them : but among many of the nobles, especially the lowest and highest, there is so great an ignorance and so strong a prejudice, — on the... Appears in 7 books from 1839-1861

Page 15 ... unguent, his toilette is finished for the next six months. I feel assured that the penetration of my English readers will never dive into the motive for all this careful preparation, and, that they will be little inclined to believe me if I tell them it is cleanliness ! Yet so it is ; for the lard effectually protects him against a host of little enemies by which he would otherwise be covered. To complete his accoutrements, he must have a short pipe stuck in his boot-top : and in his belt a tobacco-bag,... Appears in 7 books from 1839-1887

Page 13 ... a large court, surrounded by stables, barns, sheep-houses, and a shepherd's cottage or two. Here the sheep and cattle are wintered, for the sake of saving the draught of fodder; and here their guardians often remain the whole winter without exchanging a word with any other human beings than those composing their own little domestic community, for the trackless snow renders communication extremely difficult. In summer the shepherd's life is even more monotonous. He often remains out for months... Appears in 5 books from 1839-1854

Page 13 The turned-up brim of the hat serves him for a drinking-cup; while the bag, which hangs from a belt round his neck, contains the bread and bacon which forms his scanty meal. Over the whole is generally cast the Bunda or hairy cloak. I must not forget, however, that his shirt and drawers are black. Before he takes the field for the season, he carefully boils these two articles of dress in hog's lard; and, anointing his body and head with the same... Appears in 7 books from 1839-1887

Page 215 ... Magyars. Mr. Paget's able and impartial work abounds with evidence upon this point. We subjoin a few extracts from his testimony, which may be taken without distrust, as he resided in the country in 1835, and published his book four years afterwards, long before the revolutionary disturbance began. " I knew an old Countess in Transylvania who used to lament that 'times were sadly changed, — peasants were no longer so respectful as they used to be ;' — she could remember walking to church... Appears in 7 books from 1839-1971

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