Eugene Onegin, Part 1, Part XLIX summary
Part 1, Part XLIX of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XLIX, the narrator praises an unnamed woman whose beauty surpasses Moscow’s other beauties as the moon surpasses stars, but he hesitates to dedicate his verse to her. He ends by ordering himself to stop, linking his restraint to the cost of folly.
What happens
- The narrator compares Moscow’s many beauties to stars that the moon outshines.
- He presents an unnamed woman as equally supreme, while admitting that he dares not dedicate his verse to her.
- He praises her proud bearing, gentle heart, and lively, welcoming glance.
- He abruptly checks his song with a reminder of folly’s cost.
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What to notice
The closing command interrupts the praise. It connects the narrator’s restraint with a cost attached to folly, without explaining that cost.
Quick check
What celestial image does the narrator use for the unnamed woman?
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