Excerpt from The Old Guard, 1868, Vol. 6: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Literature, Science and Art, and the Political Principles of 1776 and 1860 Astorre Manfredi: An Historical R0 mance, founded upon the Fall of the Italian States. Written by Monte verde. Translated from the Italian expressly for The Old Guard, by Mrs. Kate Comstock Burr. 1, 82, 171, 256, 331. 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.