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SUPERNATURAL SONGS: 9. THE FOUR AGES OF MAN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

Poet Analysis

First Line: HE WITH BODY WAGED A FIGHT,
Last Line: Now his wars on God begin, / at stroke of midnight God shall win
Subject(s): GOD;
He with body waged a fight,
But body won; it walks upright.
Then he struggled with the heart;
Innocence and peace depart.
Then he struggled with the mind;
His proud heart he left behind.
Now his wars on God begin;
At stroke of midnight God shall win.



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