I Go Out On The Road Alone by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov

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I Go Out On The Road Alone

Alone I set out on the road;
The flinty path is sparkling in the mist;
The night is still. The des .........
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Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov

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Nicholas Andreasson (12/15/2007 2:17:00 AM)
A poem central to Lermontov´s destiny, still it is of general importance to those who feel uncomfortable with the social order to which one is bound. Being a chevalier of imperial cavalry Lermontov wanted all the privilegies including being surrouded by adoring women. But serving imperial power in wars aiming at conquering caucasian tribes and dukedoms - no thanks!

Nicholas A. Andreasson

Sue Ann Simar (1/21/2007 11:39:00 AM)
a utopia of the grave so to speak...certainly a timeless sentiment