XV + 

Thou fairy-land! Where formerly + 

Shone pungent Satire’s dauntless king, + 

Von Wisine, friend of liberty, + 

And Kniajnine, apt at copying. + 

The young Simeonova too there + 

With Ozeroff was wont to share + 

Applause, the people’s donative. + 

There our Katènine did revive + 

Corneille’s majestic genius, + 

Sarcastic Shàkhovskoi brought out + 

His comedies, a noisy rout, + 

There Didelot became glorious, + 

There, there, beneath the side-scene’s shade + 

The drama of my youth was played. + 