贝奥武夫到坎特伯雷故事集再到莎翁的古代英语(6)

Thyself thy foe,to thy sweet self too cruel.
你是跟自己作对，教自己受害。
Thou that art now the world"s fresh ornament,
如今你是世界上鲜艳的珍品，
And only herald to the gaudy spring,
只有你能够替灿烂的春天开路，
Within thine own bud burliest thy content,
你却在自己的花蕾里埋葬了自身，
And, tend churl, mak"st waste in niggarding.
温柔的怪物呵，用吝啬浪费了全部。
Pity the world, or else this glutton be,
可怜这世界吧，世界应得的东西
To eat the world"s due, by the grave and thee.
别让你和坟墓吞吃到一无所遗！