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Shakespeare Sonnet 113
莎士比亞 十四行詩 第 113 首

Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind;
與你離別後，我的雙眼退隱至心頭；
And that which governs me to go about
那原本指引我去向的雙眸
Doth part his function, and is partly blind,
形同半盲，頓然失去了功用，
Seems seeing, but effectually is out;
雖睜眼觀看，卻不分南北西東；
For it no form delivers to the heart
無法將外相由眼至心的傳送，
Of bird, of flower, or shape, which it doth latch:
無論是花，是鳥，是景物閃現而過，
Of his quick objects hath the mind no part,
皆無法於心版上顯影駐留，
Nor his own vision holds what it doth catch;
亦無法被眼力之網一一捕獲；
For if it see the rud'st or gentlest sight,
無論所見為最殘忍或最溫柔，
The most sweet favour or deformed'st creature,
為最扭曲醜態或最甜美面容，
The mountain or the sea, the day or night,
為高山或大海，為黑夜或白晝，
The crow or dove, it shapes them to your feature:
為烏鴉或白鴿，皆化為你的一靜一動：
Incapable of more, replete with you,
既然你如此盤據了我整個心窩，
My most true mind thus makes mine eye untrue.
我最真誠的心只好任雙眼說謊犯錯。

(William Shakespeare / 紫蓉 譯)