十四行詩 Sonnet 91

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

Some in their wealth, some in their bodies' force,

Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill,

Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;

And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,

Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:

But these particulars are not my measure;

All these I better in one general best.

Thy love is better than high birth to me,

Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,

Of more delight than hawks or horses be;

And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:

Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take

All this away and me most wretched make.

有人誇耀門第，有人誇耀技巧，

有人誇耀財富，有人誇耀體力；

有人誇耀新妝，醜怪儘管時髦；

有人誇耀鷹犬，有人誇耀駿驥；

每種嗜好都各饒特殊的趣味，

每一種都各自以為其樂無窮：

可是這些癖好都不合我口胃--

我把它們融入更大的樂趣中。

你的愛對我比門第還要豪華，

比財富還要豐裕，比豔妝光彩，

它的樂趣遠勝過鷹犬和駿馬；

有了你，我便可以笑傲全世界：

　　只有這點可憐：你隨時可罷免

　　我這一切，使我成無比的可憐。