XXVI + 

But my Onegin the whole eve + 

Within his mind Tattiana bore, + 

Not the young timid maid, believe, + 

Enamoured, simple-minded, poor, + 

But the indifferent princess, + 

Divinity without access + 

Of the imperial Neva’s shore. + 

O Men, how very like ye are + 

To Eve the universal mother, + 

Possession hath no power to please, + 

The serpent to unlawful trees + 

Aye bids ye in some way or other⁠— + 

Unless forbidden fruit we eat, + 

Our paradise is no more sweet. + 