Ah witty Shakespeare in whom I delight <br />At last by numbers paired <br />To thee good sir I say well met <br />Thine own pinnacle now we share <br />O' the quills I hath retired <br />In pursuit of this noble quest <br />Stanzas, mirth, and sorrow writ and <br />As thee sonnets penn'd at love's behest <br />I shan't let admiration wane <br />Great mentor in the ways of rhyme <br />From thesbian lips thy words to wit <br />Spake thee the heart and soul of human kind <br />O'Mystic Bard let thy spirit heed <br />Twas thy works alone that reveal'd the muse in me<br /><br />John A. Hancock<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-155/
