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Were 't aught to me I bore the canopy,
我但高舉華蓋，想用外表來張揚
With my extern the outward honouring,
堂皇的門面，或是為所謂百世流芳
Or laid great bases for eternity,
奠下偉大的根基，這一切有什么用？
Which prove more short than waste or ruining?
到頭來無非是更久的毀滅與荒涼。
Have I not seen dwellers on form and favour
難道我不曾目睹那些租借表面排場的人
Lose all, and more, by paying too much rent,
賠盡了血本仍敵不住租金的高昂？
For compound sweet forgoing simple savour,
厭倦了單調之味偏求雜拌濃湯，
Pitiful thrivers, in their gazing spent?
窮困的富翁蕩產傾家只圖個表面輝煌。
No, let me be obsequious in thy heart,
不，讓我的忠誠在你的心中長保不衰，
And take thou my oblation, poor but free,
收下吧，我這里把綿薄但純情的貢品奉上。
Which is not mix'd with seconds, knows no art,
它只是我們之間推心置腹的贈禮，
But mutual render, only me for thee.
毫不含次品雜質，可謂樸率無雙。
Hence, thou suborn'd informer! a true soul
哦，你們這些誣告誹謗者，滾開吧，
When most impeach'd stands least in thy control.
真心似金，豈是你流言之火所能傷！
