XVI + 

I like this word exceedingly + 

Although it will not bear translation, + 

With us ’tis quite a novelty + 

Not high in general estimation; + 

’Twould serve ye in an epigram⁠— + 

But turn we once more to our dame. + 

Enchanting, but unwittingly, + 

At table she was sitting by + 

The brilliant Nina Voronskoi, + 

The Neva’s Cleopatra, and + 

None the conviction could withstand + 

That Nina’s marble symmetry, + 

Though dazzling its effulgence white, + 

Could not eclipse her neighbour’s light. + 