IX + 

Dreaming herself the heroine + 

Of the romances she preferred, + 

Clarissa, Julia, Delphine⁠— + 

Tattiana through the forest erred, + 

And the bad book accompanies. + 

Upon those pages she descries + 

Her passion’s faithful counterpart, + 

Fruit of the yearnings of the heart. + 

She heaves a sigh and deep intent + 

On raptures, sorrows not her own, + 

She murmurs in an undertone + 

A letter for her hero meant: + 

That hero, though his merit shone, + 

Was certainly no Grandison. + 