Outwardly opposing his sybaritic life to Ekaterinas modesty and diligence Derzhavin praises her for refusal from despotism, respect and leniency. Besides, Derzhavin appears in ode to be not a professional court hymn singer but a free noble. He invests the ode with a frame of a friendly message to tsarina about his own epicurean life he is obliged to the addressee.