But who is this with mild and gentle air And meekly folded hands as if in prayer? The last of Bluebeard's luckless wives is she: He worships her, her name is Piety. When she unmasks, in place of mask will be The loathsome features of Hypocrisy; And now grim Bluebeard's doom approaches fast, One Bridal Kiss -- that Kiss will be his last! |