jESOPS FABLES. Fab. XII. Of the Frogs defiring a King. Ince fo good Frogmoreton Jove thou didft tranflati ^ How have we fuffer'd,turn'd into a State ? In feveral Interefts we divided are'; Small Hope is left well grounded Peace t'obtain, Unlefs again Thou hear our Pray'r Great King of Kings, and we for Kings declare. That Supreme Power may on the People be Setled, 'tis true; but who that day fhall fee ? Men, Beafls, and Birds, nay Bees, their King obey. When wealthy Regions factious Counfels fteer, DeftrucHon's neer. Thus Night and Day, Grant us a King, a King, the Frogs did pray. Jove hears, and /miles at their vain Sute ; but when The great Affairs hefaw of Gods and Men Vex'd with their Clamoring,down a Block he threw , With a huge Fragor circling Billows roll From Pole to Pole : The People flew, And far from fuch a thund'ring Prince withdrew. At laft all calm and filent, in great State On filver Billows he enthroned fate, Admir'd and Reverencd by every Frog; His Brow like Fate, without or Frown or Sm:1:, Struck Fear a while; Then all the Bog Proclaim their Kins;, and cry, Jove lave King Log. But U) Tbtirm will have this Fable to nave been made by ^fif, upon occa- 1 ort of At hens, and taking the Supreme Power into his own hands as Tyrant Neither i, the account of time repng- thet % ntpry the (even wife men, and confe-uentlywith SoU, whooppos'd Pifi. ^winthatdefign