The Ages of Life
Poem
The Four Ages of Man
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.
WB Yeats
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Read by Maite Jáuregui
Music
Old Time Religion
Ella Jenkins
Image
Father and Son, Jonathan Budington
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington