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The Clod And The Pebble
泥塊和小石子
'Love seeketh not itself to please,
愛情并不想討它自己歡欣，
Nor for itself hath any care,
對它自己也絲毫不掛心；
But for another gives its ease,
只是為了別人才舍棄安寧，
And builds a heaven in hell's despair.'
在地獄的絕望中建立一座天庭。
So sung a little clod of clay,
一小塊泥巴就這樣唱著，
Trodden with the cattle's feet,
它被牛羊群的腳踩來踩去；
But a pebble of the brook
但是溪流里有一塊小石子，
Warbled out these metres meet:
它用顫音唱出了合拍的詩句。
'Love seeketh only Self to please,
愛情只想討它自己的歡欣，
To bind another to its delight,
隨心所欲地去束縛別人：
Joys in another's loss of ease,
它看到別人失去安寧就高興，
And builds a hell in heaven's despite.'
建立一座地獄來對抗天庭。
