Loons, noddies, and nuthatches cook’d in a stew,
Whale blubber “en gras,” and guanas “au bleu;”
Jerk’d beef from the south, and large watersnake broth,
And a great dish of pemmican brought from the north;
Green branches of trees from the beaver’s damp hut,
Bowls of milk from the cow-tree and hickory-nut;
Then venison “en câche,” maize, wild rice, and, to boot,
Guavas, cranberries, mangoes, grapes, shaddock, breadfruit!
Here they sate and discuss’d the magnificent fare
Which the glutton had superintended with care.