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Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
吞噬一切的流光，你磨鈍雄獅爪，
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
使大地把自已的幼嬰吞掉，
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
你從猛虎的嘴中撬出了利牙，
And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood;
教長壽的鳳凰被活活燃燒。
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,
你行蹤過處，令季節非哭即笑，
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
呵，捷足的時間，你為所欲為吧，
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
踏遍河山萬里，摧殘盡百媚千嬌。
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime,
但，住手！有一樁罪，罪大不容饒：
O, carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
你休在我愛人的美額上擅逞刻刀，
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen.
你休用古舊的畫筆在上面亂抹線條！
Him in thy course untainted do allow,
你且容他任流光飛逝不改原貌，
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
但把美的楷模偏留與后世人瞧。
Yet do thy worst, old Time; despite thy wrong,
時光老頭呵，憑你展淫威、施強暴，
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
有我詩卷，我愛人便韶華常駐永不凋。
