2. 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. 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 And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true!" -A. W. Houseman Questions: (1) What experience does the poet describe in this poem? (2) Which phrases does the poet use for 'not falling in love'? (3) Why does the poet say, "tis true, 'tis true"? (4) Explain: "Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue."
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