Losing heart he loses pith—
Hints that Bishop Tait's a sceptic—
Swears that Moses was a myth.
Sees no evidence in Paley—
Takes to drinking ratafia:
Shies the muffins at Miss Bailey
While she's pouring out the tea.
One day, knocking up his quarters,
Poor Miss Bailey found him dead,
Hanging in his knotted garters,