XII + 

Confess, O ye who this peruse, + 

Onegin acted very well + 

By poor Tattiana in the blues; + 

’Twas not the first time, I can tell + 

You, he a noble mind disclosed, + 

Though some men, evilly disposed, + 

Spared him not their asperities. + 

His friends and also enemies + 

(One and the same thing it may be) + 

Esteemed him much as the world goes. + 

Yes! every one must have his foes, + 

But Lord! from friends deliver me! + 

The deuce take friends, my friends, amends + 

I’ve had to make for having friends! + 