"When I Was One-and-Twenty" by A.E. Housman

Published: Dec. 26, 2018, 2:25 p.m.

b'"When I Was One-and-Twenty"\\nBY A. E. HOUSMAN\\n\\nWhen I was one-and-twenty\\n I heard a wise man say,\\n\\u201cGive crowns and pounds and guineas\\n But not your heart away;\\nGive pearls away and rubies\\n But keep your fancy free.\\u201d\\nBut I was one-and-twenty,\\n No use to talk to me.\\n\\nWhen I was one-and-twenty\\n I heard him say again,\\n\\u201cThe heart out of the bosom\\n Was never given in vain;\\n\\u2019Tis paid with sighs a plenty\\n And sold for endless rue.\\u201d\\nAnd I am two-and-twenty,\\n And oh, \\u2019tis true, \\u2019tis true.'