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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUPERNATURAL SONGS: 9. THE FOUR AGES OF MAN, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: He with body waged a fight,
Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B.
Subject(s): God
First Line: He with body waged a fight,
Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B.
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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