Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
What's friendship? The hangover's faction,
The gratis talk of outrage,
Exchange by vanity, inaction,
Or bitter shame of patronage.
Author's Notes/Comments:
1799-1837
The sad this is that you have to be familiar with Russian of that century to trully appreciate his writing in its native form.
There must be a difference to think and read and feel in a particular language.
#lostintranslation