Zinaida Gippius
- Devillet, by Robert Chandler
I happened upon a devillet /
with the body of a child. /
Thin and scrawny like a gnat; /
his face was sharp, and shy, and old.
His body tremble...
- The little demon, by Lubov Yakovleva
I came across a little demon, /
Thin and scrawny, like a gnat. /
His body was that of a child, /
His face was wild: sharp and old.
It rained......
- The little devil, by Lydia Razran Stone
One night I met, to my surprise, /
A puny devil, blue with cold — /
No bigger than a child in size, /
His feral face was gaunt and old.
He shiv...