Shall I Compare Thee to an April Day?

Her Love Story

With Xu Zhimo

In 1921, Lin huiyin, who was 18 years old, traveled to Europe and met xu zhimo, who was studying in Britain at that time.Xu was already the father of a two-year-old.Lin huiyin was attracted by xu zhimo's profound knowledge, elegant speech and handsome appearance.Xu zhimo was also attracted by Lin huiyin's outstanding talent and beauty and spoke highly of her. He wrote a lot of love poems for Lin huiyin.They also wrote to each other.In a later preface to the tiger (1931), it is mentioned that before he was 24 years old, he had "nothing to do with poetry", and it was his meeting with Lin huiyin that inspired his new poetry.In march of the same year, he and his first wife zhang youyi filed for divorce.

After that, they organized crescent club activities, played together, and often wrote to each other.During tagore's visit to China in 1924, xu zhimo and Lin huiyin worked together as translators. Later, xu zhimo accompanied tagore to Japan, and Lin huiyin and liang sicheng went to the university of Pennsylvania. When xu zhimo met Lin huiyin again, it was four years later.During this period, Lin huiyin had married liang sicheng. xu after the introduction of the people have married a woman lu xiaoman soon two people fell in love with each other, in order to xu xiaoman also with her husband wang geng divorce.On November 19, 1931, xu zhimo was killed in a plane crash while preparing to attend the Lin huiyin lecture.

Xu zhimo also had a great influence on Lin huiyin.He was Lin huiyin's literary guide.Many years later, Lin huiyin once said to her son and daughter, "xu zhimo did not love the real me, but the Lin huiyin he imagined with the romantic mood of a poet. In fact, I am not that kind of person."

With Liang Sicheng

In June 1924, Lin huiyin and liang sicheng went to the United States to study architecture under the arrangement of liang qichao.The combination of Lin huiyin and liang sicheng at that time can be said to be old and new at the same time, beauty and talent, equal.Before they got married, they lived a western-style love life and followed their parents' instructions.Besides, Lin changmin was the chief judicial officer of the duan qirui cabinet, liang qichao was the chief judicial officer of the xiong xiling cabinet, and the chief financial officer of the duan qirui cabinet.

On their wedding night, liang sicheng asked her: "I will only ask this question once, and I will never mention it again. Why did you choose me?"Lin huiyin said," I will answer this question with my whole life. Are you ready to listen to my answer?"

With Jin Yuelin

Jin yuelin, philosopher and logician.After graduating from tsinghua university in 1914, he studied in the United States and the United Kingdom, and then studied in various European countries. After returning to China, he mainly taught in tsinghua university and Peking University.He remained unmarried all his life.I have been in love with Lin huiyin.

Lin huiyin, liang sicheng couple's home almost every week have a salon, jin yuelin is always a regular guest on the salon.They share the same cultural background, common interests and deep friendship, and have been living side by side for a long time.Jin yuelin was extremely jealous of Lin huiyin's character and talent.Lin huiyin also admired and respected him very much, and the spiritual communication between them was extraordinary.Even when liang sicheng quarreled with Lin huiyin, he also sought arbitration from the rational and calm jin yuelin.From beginning to end, jin yuelin controlled his feelings with the highest reason and loved Lin huiyin all his life.

In the late 1950s, Lin huiyin had passed away. At the memorial service, he wrote a famous elegiate couplet for her, "a poetic waterfall, an ancient world in April".