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Ðåïåé âïèëñÿ â ìîé ïëàù –
Ñòûä íå ðåïüþ,
À ìíå –
Çà÷åì ïîøëà
Ê åãî íîðå!
Ãðÿçü òóôëè îáëèëà –
×åãî æå ÿ æäàëà? –
Åé òîëüêî ðåìåñëà –
×åðíèòü ëþäåé!
Æàëåòü íå åé!
ßçâèòåëåí ïëàíêòîí!
Ñïîêîéíî ñëîí
Èäåò –
Ñìîòðÿ âïåðåä!
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A Burdock — clawed my Gown —
Not Burdock's — blame —
But mine —
Who went too near
The Burdock's Den —
A Bog — affronts my shoe —
What else have Bogs — to do —
The only Trade they know —
The splashing Men!
Ah, pity — then!
'Tis Minnows can despise!
The Elephant's — calm eyes
Look further on!