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 was ever seen, that she must sleep there an hundren years and would be wakened by a King's son for whom she was reserved.

The young Prince was all on fire on these words, believing without considering the matter, that he could put an end to that rare adventure; and pushed on by love and honour, resolved that smoment to look into it.

Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the grear trees, the bushes, and brambles, gave way of their own accord, and let him pass thro’. He went up to the castle which he saw at the end of a large avenue, which he went into; and what not a little surprised him was, he saw none of his people could follow him, because the trees closed again, as soon as he passed thro' them.

However, he did not cease from valiantly continuing his way.

He came into a spacious outward court, where every thing he saw might have frozen up the most hardy person with horror. Their reigned all over a most frightful silence; the image of death every where shewed itself, and there was nothing be seen but