CHAPTER XVIII:—The Beginning of my Life at Vladimir _page 356_

PART I NURSERY & UNIVERSITY (1812–1835)

‘_When memories of the past return And the old road again we tread, Slowly the passions of old days Come back to life within the soul; Old griefs and joys are here unchanged, Again the once familiar thrill Stirs echoes in the troubled heart; And for remembered woes we sigh._’ OGARYOV: Humorous Verse.