XXXVIII + 

There, when the rains of spring we mark + 

Upon the meadows showering, + 

The shepherd plaits his shoe of bark, + 

Of Volga fishermen doth sing, + 

And the young damsel from the town, + 

For summer to the country flown, + 

Whene’er across the plain at speed + 

Alone she gallops on her steed, + 

Stops at the tomb in passing by; + 

The tightened leathern rein she draws, + 

Aside she casts her veil of gauze + 

And reads with rapid eager eye + 

The simple epitaph⁠—a tear + 

Doth in her gentle eye appear. + 