Gavrila Derzhavin
- God, by M. Denner, I. Kutik and A. Wachtel
(O Thou, who`s infinite in space...) - God, by Alexander Levitsky
(O Thou, in universe so boundless...) - O Thou Eternal One!.., by John Bowring
«At first she turned the whole thing to a joke, / Then understood, and started to reproach me. / Shaking her lovely head from side to side / She started wiping tears away with her handkerchief. And teasing me with her teeth she laughed, / Unexpectedly forgetting the whole thing. / As sudde...»
«I must read only children’s books, / Cherish only children’s thoughts, / Scatter all big things far and wide, / Rise up from the deep-rooted sadness. I’m weary to death of life, / And accept nothing from it, / But I love my unfortunate land / Because I’ve not seen any other. In...»
«She is still unborn, / She is both music and word, / And thus the unbreakable bond / Of all that is alive. The breasts of the sea heave serenely, / But, like a madman, the day is full of light, / And the pale lilac of the foam / Lies in the turbid sky-blue vessel. May my lips at last a...»
«Thy image, wavering, agonizing, / I could not perceive through the mist. / “My Lord!” I muttered by mistake, / Speaking without realizing. The name of God, like some huge bird, / Took flight and left my breast. / In front of me the mist swirls thick, / An empty cage is left behind.»