One day a nose suddenly goes
To whither, nobody knows

Thus leaving a smooth vacancy
On gentle face an averse fancy

Then it was found in the street
Panting owner, rushing feet

His nose was now higher in rank
Nose thus rose and owner sank

How the deuce had that happened?
Let us read it till the end
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A beautiful satire by Gogol.
I really enjoyed it.
This story is a nicely written symbolic story, which is depicting snobbery in the social order of his time.
Though the story is absurd, yet is a powerful social commentary, plotted in a very funny, readable, and enjoyable manner.

Nikolai Gogol, The Nose

“But nothing is lasting in this world. Even joy begins to fade after only one minute. Two minutes later, and it is weaker still until finally it is swallowed up in our everyday, prosaic state of mind, just as a ripple made by a pebble gradually merges with the smooth surface of the water.”