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Ей рано нравились романы;
She liked the novels very early;

Они ей заменяли все;
They substituted all for her;

Она влюблялася в обманы
She fell in love with any story

И Ричардсона и Руссо.
By Richardson as well Rousseau.

Отец ее был добрый малый,
Her father was a good kind fellow,

В прошедшем веке запоздалый;
Who in the past age did yet stand long;

Но в книгах не видал вреда;
But in the books he’d not seen harm;

Он, не читая никогда,
Because he’d seen in them no charm,

Их почитал пустой игрушкой
He did consider them a toy just

И не заботился о том,
And did not care quite about,

Какой у дочки тайный том
What tome by daughter his in fact

Дремал до утра под подушкой.
Did drowse till morning under ballast.

Жена ж его была сама
Well wife of him was by herself

От Ричардсона без ума.
From Richardson without shelf.


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