Then, in the interest of the rats,
I’m asked to discourage the spread of cats;
While a widow lady whose dog is blind
Protests the afflicted should not be fined;
The naughty, some say, a tax should pay
Whenever they go to see the play;
And broadly speaking, the wickeder you,
The worse the penance you ought to do.
Which is to me distressing, for
I’m such a susceptible Chancellor.