It is worthy of note that several of the poems in these magazines may be grouped together, thus indicating particular interest in certain subjects. Each group forms, as it were, a cycle, though the individual poems were usually written by different persons. One of these groups attests the popularity of Frederick the Great, even before the American Revolution. The translations from his poetry are: _Relaxation of War_ (1758, 1795, 1798), _The King of Prussia's Ode imitated in rhime_ (1758), _A literal translation of the King of Prussia's Ode_ (1758), _Translation of an Epistle from the King of Prussia to Monsieur Voltaire_ (1759), _Ode to Death_ (1786, 1806), _Prayer of Frederick II in Behalf of Poets_ (1805), and _A Song_ (1811). The original poems about Frederick are: _Winter_, a poem, containing a reference to "great Frederick's noble feats" (1758), _On the compleat Victory ..._ (1758), _Ode on the late Victory obtained by the King of Prussia_ (1758), _On the glorious Victory ..._ (1758), _The Third Psalm paraphrased_, "Alluding to his Prussian Majesty" (1758), _On reading in the publick Papers ..._ (1758), _The Royal Comet_, referring to "Prussia's great Frederick" (1758), and _Mr. Voltaire's letter to his Prussian Majesty, Translated_ (1758). Another group treats the kings of the natural elements, so common in German literature: _The Erl King_ (1798, July 1833, Sept. 1833, 1835, 1836, 1838, 1839), _The Erl King's Daughter_ (1798), _The Water King_, a Danish Ballad (1798), _The Wolf King_, a parody on _The Water King_, _The Fire King_, etc. (1802), _Hrim Thor, or the Winter King_ (1802), _Grim, King of the Ghosts_ (1802) and _The Paint King_, a burlesque on _The Cloud King_, _The Fire King_, etc. (1809, 1810, 1833). This interest in the weird element explains the popularity of Bürger's _Lenore_, which appears in translation in 1798, 1801, 1804, 1823, 1836, 1839, 1840. Switzerland is described in a variety of poems, treating all phases of the life and scenery. The most prominent among them is the Swiss song, which is variously translated as the _Ranz des Vaches_, the _Cow Boy's Chant_, and _The Song of the Swiss in a Strange Land_ (1805, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Dec. 17, 1808, June, June 3, 1809, twice in 1833 and once in 1835). In addition to the translations, there are four imitations of the same poem: _The Swiss Exiles' Song_ (1835), _The Switzer's Return_ [from America] (1836), _The Switzer's Song of Home_ (1837, 1838), and _The Swiss Emigrant's Dream of Home_ (1840).[30] [Footnote 30: A translation of Schiller's _Ranz des Vaches in "William Tell"_ is given in _The Constellation_, III-266, July 7, 1832, N. Y.]