XX + 

Is this the same Tattiana, say, + 

Before whom once in solitude, + 

In the beginning of this lay, + 

Deep in the distant province rude, + 

Impelled by zeal for moral worth, + 

He salutary rules poured forth? + 

The maid whose note he still possessed + 

Wherein the heart its vows expressed, + 

Where all upon the surface lies⁠— + 

That girl⁠—but he must dreaming be⁠— + 

That girl whom once on a time he + 

Could in a humble sphere despise, + 

Can she have been a moment gone + 

Thus haughty, careless in her tone? + 