So when unseen destruction lurks,
Which men like mice may share,
May some kind angel clear thy path,
And break the hidden snare.


The Mouse's Petition (1773)


So when unseen destruction lurks, Which men like mice may share, May some kind angel clear thy path, And break the hidden snare.

So when unseen destruction lurks, Which men like mice may share, May some kind angel clear thy path, And break the hidden snare.

So when unseen destruction lurks, Which men like mice may share, May some kind angel clear thy path, And break the hidden snare.

So when unseen destruction lurks, Which men like mice may share, May some kind angel clear thy path, And break the hidden snare.