Into the lean and slipper'd 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. The Masque of the Red Death Symbolism. "The [lean and] slippered pantaloon' is a quote from Shakespeare's As You Like It referring to an old man in the sixth of the seven ages of man (looking a bit like the one in the engraving below). For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes. Jubilación attire. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” should be studied at many levels: (1) the literal level - the literal level is a study of the events that actually take place in the story; (2) an allegorical level - an allegory is a story in which the objects, characters, and events are symbolic of something grander in scale. I know you know what I mean! Into the lean and slipper'd 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, 160: Turning again toward childish treble, pipes: And whistles in his sound. Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, 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 of all, Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, His youthful hose well sav’d, a world too wide, For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Mid-life: He has begun to age, "Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose" He has now attained the position he once strove for at work, has fathered children, and has a house, a mortgage, and a car. And whistles in his sound. Line 23: ‘ shrunk shank ’ : - 'to shrink' means to grow smaller, and a 'shank' is a piece of meat cut from a leg of an animal - so man's legs have grown narrower with age. The justice, "in fair round belly with good capon lin'd, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut" ('with good capon lin'd' meaning well-fed or stuffed on fattened chicken) The lean and slipper'd pantaloon (or foolish old man), "with spectacles on nose and pouch on side ... his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble" He is completely defined by status and money. Seven Ages of Man 6 – The Lean and Slipper’d Pantaloon. ‘ lean and slipper'd pantaloon ’ : this phrase describes a thin old man. Reply. He peers in the mirror and realises he is no longer young. And yes, the nostalgia is coming in thick and fast, but not as much as the gratitude. Into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; His youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide. With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; his youthful hose, well sav’d, a world too wide for his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. but pilgrim days of walking, singing, touching, savoring, listening ... Linda. No last scene yet. into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side.