甜蜜的爱呵，快更新你的力量！
Thy edge should blunter be than appetite,
今天食欲满足了，吃了一大顿，
Which but today by feeding is allayed,
明天又会饿得凶，跟先前一样；
Tomorrow sharp'ned in his former might.
爱，你也得如此，虽然你今天教
So, love, be thou; although today thou fill
饿眼看饱了，看到两眼都闭下，
Thy hungry eyes even till they wink with fullness,
可是你明天还得看，千万不要
Tomorrow see again, and do not kill
麻木不仁，把爱的精神扼杀。
The spirit of love with a perpetual dullness.
让这可悲的间隔时期像海洋
Let this sad int'rim like the ocean be
分开了两边岸上新婚的恋人，
Which parts the shore where two contracted new
这对恋人每天都来到海岸上，
Come daily to the banks, that, when they see
一见到爱又来了，就加倍高兴；
Return of love, more blest may be the view;
或唤它作冬天，冬天全都是忧患，
Or call it winter, which being full of care,
使夏的到来更叫人企盼，更稀罕。
Makes summer's welcome thrice more wished, more rare.