«Безспорно, има шантави слова, / това не е безсмислен слух зловреден. / Усещам студ и движа се едва, / щом чуя думата „последен”. Последен час. Какъв огромен парк! / »
«Не, няма да съм знаменита. / Не ще ме увенчае слава. / Аз — сянка на архимандрита, / на сан за слава нямам право. Ни Гумильов, ни злата преса / талант да видят в мен н»
«One nail was missing. / Who is to blame? / The shoe got loose, / And the horse got lame. The horse was limping, / The commander is dead. / Cavalry is defeated, / Enemies rush ahead. Killing men and women / Enter they the city... / For lack of one nail. / What ...»
«For want of a nail the shoe was lost, / For want of a shoe the horse was lost, / For want of a horse the rider was lost, / For want of a rider the battle was lost, / For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, / And all for the want of horseshoe nail.»