*T Henry, [The frogs of calm & quiet tir'd] (frogking)
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*C MSS back of envelope from granddaughter Sarah Breese Lansing, sent after Sep 1825, Unpublished 


The frogs of calm & quiet tir'd
From Jupiter a king requir'd
Of sport and frolic always fond
A log was tumbl'd in the pond
The splash astounded, forth they fled
Till one by one was rais'd a head
The log lay still - they bolder grew
And round their king their squadrons threw
Distrust and fear now all suspended
They to his back in shoals ascended
Enjoy'd their visionary hour
And croak'd defiance to his pow'r
A meeting was resolv'd upon
The tidings thro the rushes sung
The day arriv'd - the chair was plac'd
And by a rev'rend croaker grac'd
A secretary too was nam'd
For penmanship & talents fam'd
A long petition then was form'd
And by a thousand names adorn'd
They join'd unanimous to cry
Their king a sluggish monster lay
Whom nothing they could do could jostle
Alike unfit to rule or bustle
Jove frown'd & down a stork he threw
Into the discontented crew
His majesty with hunger keen
Their mottl'd ranks began to thin
Now wad'd here - now stalk'd there
Nor knew nor age nor sex to spare
Now from the bog a pray'r arose
To free them from this worst of woes
Jove stopped up his ears in fumo
And turn'd to fondle with his Juno
Leaving the frogs to moan & fret
And meet as best they could their fate