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LORENZO ORCZY.
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Than all these follies. Come I—night or day—
Splash'd, streaming, soak'd, and even with forty guests,
I am as welcome as a monarch coming
To peace unbroken: then thy oven gives
Bread finer than Keskemeths,[1] and thy vaults
Flow with the richest of Kőrösian[2] wines.
O let the pilgrim rest in thy sweet shades!

[The above is from a modernized version of Kazinczy.]

  1. A town in the Pesth district, renowned for the peculiar excellence of its bread.
  2. Kőrös, the name of many villages in Hungary and Transylvania. It is a favorite name in poetry. I am not aware which Kőrös is particularly distinguished for its wines. Altenburg in Transylvania is Korösbanya in the Magyar.
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