Peter and Alexis: The Romance of Peter the Great

by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

In the name of all the fools,

In the name of all buffoons,

In the name of all the grapes,

In the name of all the hops,

In the name of all the casks,

In the name of all the hogs,

In the name of all tobacco,

In the name of all pothouses,

Homes of our father Bacchus.

Amen.”