La un zugrav foarte vestit merg\u00e2nd din \u00eent\u00e2mplare,
\nPortretul meu \u00eei comandai; \u00eent\u00e2i \u00eens\u0103-ntrebare
\nArtistului \u00eei adresai, de poate s\u0103 mi-l fac\u0103
\nA\u015fa cum oricui l-o vedea portretul meu s\u0103 plac\u0103;
\nC\u0103ci am un mare interese, voi ca-n strein\u0103tate,
\n\u015e-anume-n Fran\u0163a mai ales, la ochi s\u0103 poci eu bate,
\nFiind acum de m\u0103ritat o fat\u0103 foarte rar\u0103,
\n\u015e-ai ei epitropi c\u0103ut\u00e2nd un b\u0103rbat \u00een ast\u0103 \u0163ar\u0103.
\n\u201ePrea lesne \u2013 \u00eemi r\u0103spunse el \u2013 nu e \u00eent\u00e2ia\u015fi dat\u0103
\nC\u00e2nd pe ur\u00e2\u0163i f\u0103c\u00e2nd frumo\u015fi luai o bun\u0103 plat\u0103:
\nE\u015fti negru, te voi face alb; e\u015fti slab, te \u00eengra\u015f bine,
\nNumai vezi de portret departe a te \u0163ine.\u201d
\nVorbind a\u015fa, m\u0103 zugr\u0103vi, \u015fi daca al meu nume
\nJos la portret n-ar figura, nici un cre\u015ftin pe lume
\nN-ar putea crede c\u0103 s\u00e2nt eu, at\u00e2t s\u00e2nt de schimbate
\nTr\u0103surele-mi, ochi, gur\u0103, nas, \u015fi \u00eenfrumuse?ate.
\nAi no\u015ftri r\u00e2d c\u00e2\u0163i m\u0103 cunosc, dar prea pu\u0163in \u00eemi pas\u0103,
\nDe voi putea s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndesc pe nobila mireas\u0103,
\n\u015ei daca vreun venetic, ie\u015fit din \u0163\u0103ri streine,
\nSau vrun rom\u00e2n mai \u00eendr\u0103zne\u0163 n-o izbuti mai bine.
\nRedactori care l\u0103uda\u0163i
\nPe unii dintre candida\u0163i,
\nCe pro\u015ftilor le da\u0163i virtu\u0163i,
\n\u015ei elocuen\u0163\u0103 celor mu\u0163i,
\nCe pe r\u0103i face\u0163i virtuo\u015fi
\n\u015ei patrio\u0163i pe tic\u0103lo\u015fi,
\nCrez c\u0103 nu r\u0103u v\u0103 potrivi\u0163i cu omul ce m-a zugr\u0103vit,
\nSau cu vestitul Carcalechi, redactor care a tr\u0103it,
\nAl c\u0103rui jurnal fabulos
\nEra destul de mincinos,
\nDar care cel pu\u0163in spunea
\nAcelor care nu-l credea
\nC\u0103 adev\u0103ru-adev\u0103rat
\nEste prea lesne de aflat;
\nC\u0103 n-au dec\u00e2t s\u0103 ia pe dos
\nC\u00e2te a scris el de prisos,
\n\u015e-atunci pot fi \u00eencredin\u0163a\u0163i
\nC\u0103 n-au s\u0103 fie \u00een\u015fela\u0163i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
La un zugrav foarte vestit merg\u00e2nd din \u00eent\u00e2mplare, Portretul meu \u00eei comandai; \u00eent\u00e2i \u00eens\u0103-ntrebare Artistului \u00eei adresai, de poate s\u0103 mi-l fac\u0103 A\u015fa cum oricui l-o vedea portretul meu s\u0103 … <\/p>\n