Begged with the zeal of his tender age
Just to be with her on the stage,
"And our whole class 'll turn out, I engage."
"Any small part." "Well, let me see:
We'll play 'Prince Hal,' and you shall be
The fortunate page who sits by me."
So said, so done; his generous dame
Lent him "fleshings" with "trunks" of the same;
And the Freshman Class, as promised, came.
Two long acts he stood in the "wing,"
Right in the way of everything;
He sees her dance and he hears her sing.
He hears the plaudits her charms had won;
She rushes off new "trunks" to don; -
Now the curtain's up and the third act "on."
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