No. 13, st. 1
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When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away."
— A. E. Housman
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
"Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away."" in the context of "No. 13, st. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 โ 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 โ 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
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