XXV + 

The venerable dame opined + 

The counsel good and full of reason, + 

Her money counted, and designed + 

To visit Moscow in the season. + 

Tattiana learns the intelligence⁠— + 

Of her provincial innocence + 

The unaffected traits she now + 

Unto a carping world must show⁠— + 

Her toilette’s antiquated style, + 

Her antiquated mode of speech, + 

For Moscow fops and Circes each + 

To mark with a contemptuous smile. + 

Horror! had she not better stay + 

Deep in the greenwood far away? + 