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Lo now four other acts upon the stage	A
Childhood and Youth the Manly and Old age	A
The first son unto Phlegm grand child to water	B
Unstable supple moist and cold's his Nature	B
The second frolic claims his pedigree	C
From blood and air for hot and moist is he	C
The third of fire and choler is compos'd	D
Vindicative and quarrelsome dispos'd	D
The last of earth and heavy melancholy	C
Solid hating all lightness and all folly	C
Childhood was cloth'd in white and given to show	E
His spring was intermixed with some snow	E
Upon his head a Garland Nature set	F
Of Daisy Primrose and the Violet	G
Such cold mean flowers as these blossom betime	H
Before the Sun hath throughly warm'd the clime	H
His hobby striding did not ride but run	I
And in his hand an hour glass new begun	I
In dangers every moment of a fall	J
And when 'tis broke then ends his life and all	J
But if he held till it have run its last	K
Then may he live till threescore years or past	K
Next youth came up in gorgeous attire	B
As that fond age doth most of all desire	B
His Suit of Crimson and his Scarf of Green	L
In's countenance his pride quickly was seen	L
Garland of Roses Pinks and Gillyflowers	M
Seemed to grow on's head bedew'd with showers	M
His face as fresh as is Aurora fair	N
When blushing first she 'gins to red the Air	N
No wooden horse but one of metal try'd	K
He seems to fly or swim and not to ride	K
Then prancing on the Stage about he wheels	M
But as he went death waited at his heels	M
The next came up in a more graver sort	K
As one that cared for a good report	K
His Sword by's side and choler in his eyes	M
But neither us'd as yet for he was wise	M
Of Autumn fruits a basket on his arm	H
His golden rod in's purse which was his charm	H
And last of all to act upon this Stage	A
Leaning upon his staff comes up old age	A
Under his arm a Sheaf of wheat he bore	O
A Harvest of the best what needs he more	O
In's other hand a glass ev'n almost run	I
This writ about This out then I am done	I
His hoary hairs and grave aspect made way	P
And all gave ear to what he had to say	P
These being met each in his equipage	A
Intend to speak according to their age	A
But wise Old age did with all gravity	K
To childish childhood give precedency	P
And to the rest his reason mildly told	K
That he was young before he grew so old	K
To do as he the rest full soon assents	P
Their method was that of the Elements	P
That each should tell what of himself he knew	Q
Both good and bad but yet no more then's true	Q
With heed now stood three ages of frail man	R
To hear the child who crying thus began	R

Anne Bradstreet

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