XXXII + 

But now, what wretched roads one sees, + 

Our bridges long neglected rot, + 

And at the stages bugs and fleas + 

One moment’s slumber suffer not. + 

Inns there are none. Pretentious but + 

Meagre, within a draughty hut, + 

A bill of fare hangs full in sight + 

And irritates the appetite. + 

Meantime a Cyclops of those parts + 

Before a fire which feebly glows + 

Mends with the Russian hammer’s blows + 

The flimsy wares of Western marts, + 

With blessings on the ditches and + 

The ruts of his own fatherland. + 