十四行詩 Sonnet 154
The little Love-god lying once asleep
Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,
Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep
Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand
The fairest votary took up that fire
Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd;
And so the general of hot desire
Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd.
This brand she quenched in a cool well by,
Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,
Growing a bath and healthful remedy
For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,
Came there for cure, and this by that I prove,
Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.
小小愛神有一次呼呼地睡着，
把點燃心焰的火炬放在一邊，
一羣蹁躚的貞潔的仙女恰巧
走過；其中最美的一個天仙
用她處女的手把那曾經燒紅
萬千顆赤心的火炬偷偷拿走，
於是這玩火小法師在酣睡中
便繳械給那貞女的纖纖素手。
她把火炬往附近冷泉裏一浸，
泉水被愛神的烈火燒得沸騰，
變成了溫泉，能消除人間百病；
但我呵，被我情婦播弄得頭疼，
跑去溫泉就醫，才把這點弄清：
愛燒熱泉水，泉水冷不了愛情。
