One act does not define a life discover’d
If thou believe thy well-cast role tis thine
When that lights thy bones and soul uncover’d
And shalt by critic’s pen thy world design
These brave bold scenes build as falls the fourth-wall
Roaring farce with the prompting of thine line
And mime thy silence doth eclipse this hall
Cue all humor and sadness intertwine
Echo thy voice, let flow the mirthy task
Arise and fly the scaffold set the rake
Tis thy noble duty to don the mask
For props be well in gallant hand ne’r break
Fable told unto ev’ry breath thee take
That time and again, life this play doth make.