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School boy
SchoolboyAnd then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. -
Lover
LoverAnnotate And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. -
Soilder
SoilderAnd then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth. -
Justice
Justice And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. -
Sixth age
Sixth ageTAnnotatehe sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. -
Last scene
Old manLast scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
