From A Bibliography of Alexandre Dumas père by Frank Wild Reed: One twelve-line stanza, rhyming alternately.
Translated from Lermontoff.
First appeared in Dumas' journal "Le Caucase," No. for May 4th, 1859, Chapter XXXIX.
It forms part of Chapter XL. in the "Impressions de Voyage : Le Caucase." M. Glinel acquired the autograph MS. of this piece from the firm of Voisin on December 15th, 1887.
