"The third course had been served. And then Pan Chamberlain, In Miss Rose's glass pouring a wee drop again, Pushed a p…"

"They served different refreshments to ladies and men: Here a whole coffee service on trays was brought in, Trays enor…"

"Elder ladies, up earlier, had coffee before; For themselves they've prepared now a tasty encore, A concoction from he…"

"There were mushrooms aplenty: the lads 'foxies' gather, In Lithuanian song praised more than is any other, These are …"

"(...) From the grove comes The whole company, carrying all variously, caskets, Kerchiefs knotted at corners, or small…"

"Like a baldachin, covering the sky overhead. Above the flame stand tripods, made of three spears joined, And big-bell…"

"In the pots warmed the bigos; mere words cannot tell Of its wondrous taste, colour and marvellous smell. One can hear…"

"Then the men were served vodka; their seats all assumed And Lithuanian cold barszcz in the silence consumed. After ba…"

"No loss there of life human, but benches and chairs Had legs broken; such wounds, too, the long table bears, Stripped…"

"The men were given vodka; and all took their seat, And Lithuanian cold barszcz all proceeded to eat."