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 “Truly, boys, to be a god

Is not a happy station—

Brixen’s Jail, compared to this,

Would be a relaxation!”

Soon as he hauled his chibouk

And his tobacco bag,

As usual, Mistress Perun

Began to scold and nag.

“If you antagonize the Tsar,

I told you right along

You, with your opposition,

Are sure to get in wrong!

When one’s wife, in her fury

Rails, as but women can,

’Tis sure to drive one frantic

Be he god, or merely man.