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"Beside the Lake, with eager Eyes intent
"To cut the Frogs quite off: but send We quick
"Pallas, and also Mars in Battle strong,
"Bold as He is, to drive Him from the Field."
"To cut the Frogs quite off: but send We quick
"Pallas, and also Mars in Battle strong,
"Bold as He is, to drive Him from the Field."
So spake the Son of Saturn: Mars replied;
"Neither the Might of Pallas, nor of Mars,
"Jove will avail from grievous Death to save
"The Frogs: but let Us all go to their Aid:
"Or wield thy own great Giant-killing Arms,
"Of Force impetuous, wherewith the Chiefs
"Thou slewest of all the Titans, binding fast
"Enceladus, and those fierce Giant-Tribes."
"Neither the Might of Pallas, nor of Mars,
"Jove will avail from grievous Death to save
"The Frogs: but let Us all go to their Aid:
"Or wield thy own great Giant-killing Arms,
"Of Force impetuous, wherewith the Chiefs
"Thou slewest of all the Titans, binding fast
"Enceladus, and those fierce Giant-Tribes."
He spake; and Jove his fiery Light'ning lanc'd;
It thunder'd first, and vast Olympus shook:
But then the dreadful Bolt, the Arms of Jove,
Whirling He sent; It flew from the King's Hand,
And, lighting, frighten'd all the Frogs and Mice.
It thunder'd first, and vast Olympus shook:
But then the dreadful Bolt, the Arms of Jove,
Whirling He sent; It flew from the King's Hand,
And, lighting, frighten'd all the Frogs and Mice.
Yet, not so check'd, the Mouse Host press'd still more
To cut the Race of warlike Frogs quite off;
To cut the Race of warlike Frogs quite off;
