At which Saint Peter yawn'd and rubb'd his nose;
"Saint porter," said the angel, "prithee rise!"
Waving a goodly wing, which glow'd, as glows
An earthly peacock's tail, with heavenly dyes;
To which the Saint replied, "Well, what's the matter?
Is Lucifer come back with all this clatter?"
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