Строфа 29
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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