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"When I Was One-and-Twenty" is a poem by British writer A.E. Housman, published in his extremely popular first collection A Shropshire Lad (1896). It is a short poem made up of two stanzas, in which the young speaker talks about the experience of falling in—and out—of love.
‘When I Was One-and-Twenty’ by A. E. Housman is a moralistic poem that tells of a young man’s mistakes in love, despite being given advice. In the first lines of this poem, the speaker describes how when he was 21 years old a wise man gave him some advice.
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, “Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.” But I was one-and-twenty, No use to talk to me.
21 Ιαν 2017 · A. E. Housman, in his poignant poem "When I Was One-And-Twenty," delves into the complexities of love, heartbreak, and the wisdom gained through experience. The narrative unfolds as the speaker recounts advice received from an older and wiser man when he was twenty-one.
Housman’s remarkable love poem, “When I Was One-and-Twenty”, is simple and elegant, as are many of his poems in the collection titled “A Shropshire Lad”. He writes of youth typically not heeding wise advice - there are two possible reasons for his failure to act.
When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, "The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue." And I am two-and-twenty,...
Chances are that the poem, which appeared in a collection of poems by Housman entitled "A Shropsh... Housman may actually mourn the loss of love – but he never lets his speakers tackle problems like love or loss or sadness with anything other than a light, sardonic (cynical) wit. He may come... Welcome to the cake walk of poems.
