Evgeny Baratynsky

"We are not masters of ourselves and in our days of youthful folly we hasten to give premature vows the omniscient Fate shall ridicule."

"The mysterious power of harmony Will expiate a heavy delusion And tame a revolting desire."

"Just thought and thought! Poor artist of the word! High priest of thought! You cannot flee; The word holds all: the world and man, Death, life, and ever-unveiled truth. (1840)"

"One of Baratynsky’s major themes was man’s alienation from nature with the rise of industrialization. In this he went against the grain of popularity at the time;"