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The Seven Ages of Man
The Seven Ages of Man
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THE SEVEN AGES
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players,
They have their exits and entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.
Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth.
And then the justice
In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws, and modern instances,
And so he plays his part.
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The fourth stage is that of a soldier where life if
full of obligations, commitments, compliances,
oaths and vows. His beard is like a leopard or
panther. He endlessly fights for his honor, a full
presence of mind which is sudden and quick in
quarrel and a heart to maintain a dignified
reputation.
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The fifth stage is the adult-hood where a man tries to live a fair
and justified life. His belly becomes bigger than normal. He is
conscious about his diet and consumes a good intake of
capon; a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as
food. His eyes are severe with seriousness and his beard is
leveled to a formal cut. He is to take a lot of correct decisions to
keep up with the ever changing times. So this stage is the most
powerful stage in life.
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The sixth stage is the middle-age. Here is where he
prepares himself for the next level in life i.e. old age. He
learns to relax from the hustles of life. His strength begins
to weaken and spends more time within the roof of his
house. He looks like a buffoon and an old fool in his
rugged old slippers. He hangs his spectacles on his nose
for reading and all his youthful hose; a flexible tube for
conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point; saved for
the world too wide. His shank begins to shrink with time;
the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and
the ankle; leg. Even his voice begins to descend to a lower
tone. In his free time, he smokes his pipe and whistles his
matured melodies.
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The last stage is the old-age where he
enters his second childhood. It is also the
beginning of the end of his eventful
history. It is also the stage of oblivion; the
state of being completely forgotten or
unknown; the state of forgetting or of
being oblivious; official disregard or
overlooking of offenses; He is without
everything; without teeth, eyes and taste.
SABA ALKHUFASH
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