Sonnet 46

Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war，

How to divide the conquest of thy sight，

Mine eye, my heart thy picture's sight would bar，

My heart, mine eye the freedom of that right.

My heart doth plead that thou in him dost lie，

A closet never pierced with crystal eyes.

But the defendant doth that plea deny，

And says in him thy fair appearance lies.

To'cide this title is impanelled

A quest of thoughts, all tenants to the heart，

And by their verdict is determined

The clear eye's moiety, and the dear heart's part.

As thus, mine eye's due is thy outward part，

And my heart's right, thy inward love of heart.

四六

我的眼和我的心在作殊死战，

怎样去把你姣好的容貌分赃；

眼儿要把心和你的形象隔断，

心儿又不甘愿把这权利相让。

心儿声称你在它的深处潜隐，

从没有明眸闯得进它的宝箱；

被告却把这申辩坚决地否认，

说是你的倩影在它里面珍藏。

为解决这悬案就不得不邀请

我心里所有的住户——思想——协商；

它们的共同的判词终于决定

明眸和亲挚的心应得的分量

如下：你的仪表属于我的眼睛，

而我的心占有你心里的爱情。