Sonnets of William Shakespeare-Sonnet 153

　　A maid of Dian's this advantage found,

　　And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep

　　In a cold valley-fountain of that ground;

　　Which borrow'd from this holy fire of Love

　　A dateless lively heat, still to endure,

　　And grew a seething bath, which yet men prove

　　Against strange maladies a sovereign cure.

　　But at my mistress' eye Love's brand new-fired,

　　The boy for trial needs would touch my breast;

　　I, sick withal, the help of bath desired,

　　And thither hied, a sad distemper'd guest,

　　But found no cure: the bath for my help lies

　　Where Cupid got new fire--my mistress' eyes.

　　愛神放下他的火炬，沉沉睡去：

　　月神的一個仙女乘了這機會

　　趕快把那枝煽動愛火的火炬

　　浸入山間一道冷冰冰的泉水;

　　泉水，既從這神圣的火炬得來

　　一股不滅的熱，就永遠在燃燒，

　　變成了沸騰的泉，一直到現(xiàn)在

　　還證實具有起死回生的功效。

　　但這火炬又在我情婦眼里點火，

　　為了試驗，愛神碰一下我胸口，

　　我馬上不舒服，又急躁又難過，

　　一刻不停地跑向溫泉去求救，

　　但全不見效：能治好我的溫泉

　　只有新燃起愛火的、我情人的眼。