XXV + 

And so Tattiana was her name, + 

Nor by her sister’s brilliancy + 

Nor by her beauty she became + 

The cynosure of every eye. + 

Shy, silent did the maid appear + 

As in the timid forest deer, + 

Even beneath her parents’ roof + 

Stood as estranged from all aloof, + 

Nearest and dearest knew not how + 

To fawn upon and love express; + 

A child devoid of childishness + 

To romp and play she ne’er would go: + 

Oft staring through the window pane + 

Would she in silence long remain. + 