When I Was One-and-Twenty
我二十一岁的时候
A.     E. Housman
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and ¹⁾guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and ²⁾rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard