Dear Miss Duncan,
[. . . ] I got
home very safely last night, and partly this was owing to the care taken of my
by two remarkably large & amiable Frogs, whose arms I took , & who saw
me down the lane. (You will see a true
representation of the fact overleaf.)
Nothing could exceed the genteel & intelligent expression of their
countenances, except the urbanity of their deportment and the melancholy and oblivious sweetness of
their voices. They informed me that they
were the parents of nine and forty tadpoles of various ages and talents some of
whom were expecting shortly to emigrate to Malvern and Mesopotamia.
Believe me,
Yours sincerely,
Edward Lear
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