LivesofGreatHungarianCitizens。HewasdeadbeforeIwasborn，butIfoundhisbook，whenIwasachild，inthesolitaryhomeofmyfather，whichstoodontheconfinesofapuszta，orwilderness，andthatbookIusedtodevourinwinternightswhenthewindswerewhistlingaroundthehouse。
OhIhowmybloodusedtoglowatthedescriptionsofMagyarvalour，andlikewiseofTurkish；forFlorentiushasalwaysdonejusticetotheTurk。ManyapassagesimilartothishaveIgotbyheart；itisconnectedwithabattleontheplainofRigo，whichHunyadilost：—\"Thenextday，whichwasFriday，asthetwoarmiesweredrawnupinbattlearray，aMagyarheroridingforth，gallopedupanddown，challengingtheTurkstosinglecombat。ThencameouttomeethimthesonofarenownedbashawofAsia；rushinguponeachother，bothbroketheirlances，buttheMagyarheroandhishorserolledoverupontheground，fortheTurkshadalwaysthebesthorses。\"OyoungmanofHorncastle！ifeveryoulearnHungarian—andlearnitassuredlyyouwillafterwhatIhavetoldyou—readthebookofFlorentiusofBuda，evenifyougotoHungarytogetit，foryouwillscarcelyfinditelsewhere，andeventherewithdifficulty，forthebookhasbeenlongoutofprint。ItdescribestheactionsofthegreatmenofHungarydowntothemiddleofthesixteenthcentury；andbesidesbeingwritteninthepurestHungarian，hasthemeritofhavingforitsauthoraprofessoroftheReformedCollegeofDebreczen。
MYSELF。IwillgotoHungaryratherthannotreadit。IamgladthattheTurkbeattheMagyar。WhenIusedtoreadtheballadsofSpainIalwayssidedwiththeMooragainsttheChristian。
HUNGARIAN。Itwasadrawnfightafterall，fortheterriblehorseoftheTurkpresentlyflunghisownmaster，whereuponthetwochampionsreturnedtotheirrespectivearmies；butinthegrandconflictwhichensued，theTurksbeattheMagyars，pursuingthemtillnight，andstrikingthemontheneckswiththeirscymetars。TheTurkisanoblefellow；IshouldwishtobeaTurk，wereInotaMagyar。
MYSELF。TheTurkalwayskeepshisword，Iamtold。