XVIII.

"No," quoth the cherub; "George the Third is dead."

"And who is George the Third?" replied the apostle;

"What George? What Third?" "The King of England," said

The angel. "Well, he won't find kings to jostle

Him on his way; but does he wear his head?

Because the last we saw here had a tussle,

And ne'er would have got into heaven's good graces,

Had he not flung his head in all our faces.