II.

A sad world this, my masters, as someone—

Was it my friend SHAKSPEARE?—

Says. The sadness arises upon reflection, not

That I'm a Knight, but that I am, so to speak,

A Knight of only two letters.

As thus—Kt. 'Tis but a glimmer of a night,

If I, though sore at heart, may dally with

The English tongue

And make a pensive pun.