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Rh Be silent, and hear,

Thou Anadiomene;

Peace, and give ear,

Whales—sturgeons shall follow.

The frogs care not how many

Listeners appear,

If silence respectful be here;

For we in the waters,

Of all their vast throng,

Are melody's daughters,

And heirs of sweet song.

Brekeke, brekeke, brekeke,

Brekeke, brekeke, brekeke, brekeke;

Koax, koax—too-oo, too-oo;

Koax, too-oo!

When tuning our vesper,

As twilight appears,

The sweet-smiling Hesper

Oft lingers and hears;

And Cynthia, she tarries

To list and admire,

While every fair star is

All jealous desire;

And often we hear them exclaiming, How blest,

In these tranquil green waters to revel and rest!

The reverend Tellus,

She wonders—what power

To such songs can impel us;

On us doth she shower