Then “married to Ann Hathaway.”
“The bard’s first ticket night” (or “ben.”),
His “First appearance on the stage,”
His “Call before the curtain”—then
“Rejoicings when he came of age.”
The bard play-writing in his room,
The bard a humble lawyer’s clerk,
The bard a lawyer—parson—groom—
The bard deer-stealing, after dark.
The bard a tradesman—and a Jew—