甜蜜的莎士比亞 1609年，四十五歲的莎士比亞，已經創作了很多令他聲名鵲起的劇作。這一年，一本題為《莎士比亞十四行詩》的小書，出現在倫敦的書店里。詹姆士一世時代的倫敦人，走出教堂，花上幾便士，就可買到這本含有154首十四行詩和一首題為《愛人的怨訴》的長詩的書。 顯然，這本書的第一組即前126首詩，是……

Sonnet 1 一 From fairest creatures we desire increase， That thereby beauty's rose might never die， But as the riper should by time decease， His tender ……

Sonnet 2 二 When forty winters shall besiege thy brow， And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field， Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now， Will be ……

Sonnet 3 三 Look in thy glass, and tell the face thou viewest Now is the time that face should form another， Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewes……

Sonnet 4 四 Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend Upon thyself thy beauty's legacy? Nature's bequest gives nothing, but dothlend， And being frank, ……

Sonnet 5 五 Those hours, that with gentle work did frame The lovely gaze where every eye doth dwell， Will play the tyrants to the very same And that un……

Sonnet 6 六 Then let not winter's ragged hand deface， In thee thy summer, ere thou be distilled： Make sweet some vial；treasure thou some place With bea……

Sonnet 7 七 Lo, in the orient when the gracious light Lifts up his burning head, each under eye Doth homage to his new-appearing sight， Serving with lo……

Sonnet 8 八 Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly? Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy. Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not……

Sonnet 9 九 Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye That thou consum'st thyself in single life? Ah, if thou issueless shalt hap to die， The world will wail……

Sonnet 10 十 For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any, Who for thyself art so unprovident. Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many, But that ……

Sonnet 11 十一 As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow'st In one of thine, from that which thou departest, And that fresh blood which youngly thou……

Sonnet 12 十二 When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night, When I behold the violet past prime, And sabl……

Sonnet 13 十三 O, that you were yourself, but, love, you are No longer yours, than you yourself here live. Against this coming end you should prepare， A……

Sonnet 14 十四 Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck， And yet methinks I have astronomy， But not to tell of good, or evil luck， Of plagues, of dear……

Sonnet 15 十五 When I consider everything that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment， That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon t……

Sonnet 16 十六 But wherefore do not you a mightier way Make war upon this bloody tyrant Time? And fortify yourself in your decay With means more blessed……

Who will believe my verse in time to come If it were filled with your most high deserts? Though yet heaven knows it is but as a tomb Which hides your ……

Sonnet 18 十八 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May， And summer……

Sonnet 19 十九 Devouring Time blunt thou the lion's paws， And make the earth devour her own sweet brood， Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's ja……

Sonnet 20 二十 A woman's face with nature's own hand painted， Hast thou the master-mistress of my passion， A woman's gentle heart but not acquainted Wit……

Sonnet 21 二十一 So is it not with me as with that muse， Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse， Who heaven itself for ornament doth use， And every fai……

Sonnet 22 二十二 My glass shall not persuade me I am old， So long as youth and thou are of one date， But when in thee time's furrows I behold， Then look ……

Sonnet 23 二十三 As an unperfect actor on the stage， Who with his fear is put beside his part， Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage， Whose str……

Sonnet 24 二十四 Mine eye hath played the painter and hath steeled Thy beauty's form in table of my heart， My body is the frame wherein 'tisheld， And per……

Sonnet 25 二十五 Let those who are in favour with their stars Of public honour and proud titles boast， Whilst I, whom fortune of such triumph bars Unlook……

Sonnet 26 二十六 Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit； To thee I send this writen embassage， To witness duty, not t……

Sonnet 27 二十七 Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed， The dear respose for limbs with travel tired， But then begins a journey in my head To work my min……

Sonnet 28 二十八 How can I then return in happy plight That am debarred the benefit of rest? When day's oppression is not eased by night， But day by nigh……

Sonnet 29 二十九 When in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes， I all alone beweep my outcast state， And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries， And l……

Sonnet 30 三十 When to the sessions of sweet silent thought， I summon up remembrance of things past， I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought， And with ……

Sonnet 31 三十一 Thy bosom is endeared with all hearts， Which I by lacking have supposed dead， And there reigns love and all love's loving parts， And all……

Sonnet 32 三十二 If thou survive my well-contented day， When that churl death my bones with dust shall cover And shalt by fortune once more re-survey The……

Sonnet 33 三十三 Full many a glorious morning have I seen， Flatter the mountain tops with sovereign eye， Kissing with golden face the meadows green， Gild……

Sonnet 34 三十四 Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day， And make me travel forth without my cloak， To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way， Hiding……

Sonnet 35 三十五 No more be grieved at that which thou hast done， Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud， Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and su……

Sonnet 36 三十六 Let me confess that we two must be twain， Although our undivided loves are one； So shall those blots that do with me remain， Without thy……

Sonnet 37 三十七 As a decrepit father takes delight To see his active child do deeds of youth， So I, made lame by Fortune's dearest spite， Take all my co……

Sonnet 38 三十八 How can my muse want subject to invent， While thou dost breathe that pour'st into my verse， Thine own sweet argument, too excellent For ……

Sonnet 39 三十九 O！how thy worth with manners may I sing， When thou art all the better part of me? What can mine own praise to mine own self bring， And w……

Sonnet 40 四十 Take all my loves, my love, yea take them all， What hast thou then more than thou hadst before? No love, my love, that thou mayst true lo……

Sonnet 41 四十一 Those pretty wrongs that liberty commits， When I am sometime absent from thy heart， Thy beauty, and thy years full well befits， For stil……

Sonnet 42 四十二 That thou hast her it is not all my grief， And yet it may be said I loved her dearly， That she hath thee is of my wailing chief， A loss ……

Sonnet 43 四十三 When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see， For all the day they view things unrespected， But when I sleep, in dreams they look on the……

Sonnet 44 四十四 If the dull substance of my flesh were thought， Injurious distance should not stop my way， For then despite of space I would be brought，……

Sonnet 45 四十五 The other two, slight air, and purging fire Are both with thee, wherever I abide， The first my thought, the other my desire， These prese……

Sonnet 46 四十六 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 he……

Sonnet 47 四十七 Betwixt mine eye and heart a league is took， And each doth good turns now unto the other， When that mine eye is famished for a look， Or ……

Sonnet 48 四十八 How careful was I when I took my way， Each trifle under truest bars to thrust， That to my use it might unused stay From hands of falseho……

Sonnet 49 四十九 Against that time, if ever that time come， When I shall see thee frown on my defects， When as thy love hath cast his utmost sum， Called ……

Sonnet 105 一〇五 Let not my love be called idolatry， Nor my beloved as an idol show， Since all alike my songs and praises be To one, of one, still such,……

Sonnet 106 一〇六 When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights， And beauty making beautiful old rhyme， In praise of ladi……

Sonnet 107 一〇七 Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul Of the wide world dreaming on things to come， Can yet the lease of my true love control， Sup……

Sonnet 108 一〇八 What's in the brain, that ink may character， Which hath not figured to thee my true spirit? What's new to speak, what now to register， ……

Sonnet 109 一〇九 O never say that I was false of heart， Though absence seemed my fame to qualify， As easy might I from myself depart As from my soul whi……

Sonnet 110 一一〇 Alas！'tis true, I have gone here and there， And made myself a motley to the view， Gored mine own thoughts, sold cheap what is most dear……

Sonnet 111 一一一 O！for my sake do you with Fortune chide， The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds， That did not better for my life provide Than public me……

Sonnet 112 一一二 Your love and pity doth th' impression fill， Which vulgar scandal stamped upon my brow； For what care I who calls me well or ill， So yo……

Sonnet 113 一一三 Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind； And that which governs me to go about Doth part his function and is partly blind， Seems seein……

Sonnet 114 一一四 Or whether doth my mind, being crowned with you， Drink up the monarch's plague, this flattery? Or whether shall I say, mine eye saith t……

Sonnet 115 一一五 Those lines that I before have writ do lie， Even those that said I could not love you dearer， Yet then my judgment knew no reason why M……

Sonnet 116 一一六 Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds， Or bends with the r……

Sonnet 117 一一七 Accuse me thus, that I have scanted all， Wherein I should your great deserts repay， Forgot upon your dearest love to call， Where to all……

Sonnet 118 一一八 Like as, to make our appetite more keen， With eager compounds we our palate urge， As, to prevent our maladies unseen， We sicken to shun……

Sonnet 119 一一九 What potions have I drunk of Siren tears， Distilled from limbecks foul as hell within， Applying fears to hopes, and hopes to fears， Sti……

Sonnet 120 一二〇 That you were once unkind befriends me now， And for that sorrow, which I then did feel， Needs must I under my transgression bow， Unless……

Sonnet 121 一二一 'Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed， When not to be, receives reproach of being； And the just pleasure lost, which is so deemed N……

Sonnet 122 一二二 Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain Full charactered with lasting memory， Which shall above that idle rank remain Beyond all date……

Sonnet 123 一二三 No！Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change， Thy pyramids built up with newer might To me are nothing novel, nothing strange； They a……

Sonnet 124 一二四 If my dear love were but the child of state， It might for Fortune's bastard be unfathered， As subject to time's love or to time's hate，……

Sonnet 125 一二五 Were't aught to me I bore the canopy， With my extern the outward honouring， Or laid great bases for eternity， Which proves more short t……

Sonnet 126 一二六 O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time's fickle glass, his fickle, hour； Who hast by waning grown, and therein show'st ……

Sonnet 127 一二七 In the old age black was not counted fair， Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name； But now is black beauty's successive heir， And bea……

Sonnet 128 一二八 How of when thou, my music, music play'st， Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st T……

Sonnet 129 一二九 The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action, and till action, lust Is perjured, murd'rous, bloody full of blame， Savage……

Sonnet 130 一三〇 My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun； Coral is far more red than her lips red； If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun； If……

Sonnet 131 一三一 Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art， As those whose beauties proudly make them cruel； For well thou know'st to my dear doting heart T……

Sonnet 132 一三二 Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me， Knowing thy heart torment me with disdain， Have put on black and loving mourners be， Lookin……

Sonnet 133 一三三 Beshrew that heart that makes my heart to groan For that deep wound it gives my friend and me； Is't not enough to torture me alone， But……

Sonnet 134 一三四 So now I have confessed that he is thine， And I myself am mortgaged to thy will， Myself I'll forfeit, so that other mine， Thou wilt res……

Sonnet 135 一三五 Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will， And Will to boot, and Will in overplus； More than enough am I that vex thee still， To thy sw……

Sonnet 136 一三六 If thy soul check thee that I come so near， Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy 'Will'， And will, thy soul knows, is admitted there；……

Sonnet 137 一三七 Thou blind fool, Love, what dost thou to mine eyes， That they behold, and see not what they see? They know what beauty is, see where it……

Sonnet 138 一三八 When my love swears that she is made of truth， I do believe her, though I know she lies， That she might think me some untutored youth， ……

Sonnet 139 一三九 O, call not me to justify the wrong That thy unkindness lays upon my heart； Wound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue； Use power ……

Sonnet 140 一四〇 Be wise as thou art cruel, do not press My tongue-tied patience with too much disdain； Lest sorrow lend me words and words express The ……

Sonnet 141 一四一 In faith, I do not love thee with mine eyes， For they in thee a thousand errors note； But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise， W……

Sonnet 142 一四二 Love is my sin and thy dear virtue hate， Hate of my sin, grounded on sinful loving， O, but with mine, compare thou thine own state， And……

Sonnet 143 一四三 Lo！as a careful huswife runs to catch One of her feathered creatures broke away， Sets down her babe and makes all swift dispatch In pur……

Sonnet 144 一四四 Two loves I have of comfort and despair， Which like two spirits do suggest me still， The better angel is a man right fair， The worser s……

Sonnet 145 一四五 Those lips that Love's own hand did make， Breathed forth the sound that said 'I hate' To me that languished for her sake； But when she ……

Sonnet 146 一四六 Poor soul, the centre of my sinful earth， Thrall to these rebel powers that thee array； Why dost thou pine within and suffer dearth， Pa……

Sonnet 147 一四七 My love is as a fever, longing still For that which longer nurseth the disease， Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill， The uncert……

Sonnet 148 一四八 O me, what eyes hath Love put in my head， Which have no correspondence with true sight！ Or, if they have, where is my judgment fed， Tha……

Sonnet 149 一四九 Canst thou, O cruel！say I love thee not， When I against myself with thee partake? Do I not think on thee, when I forgot Am of myself, a……

Sonnet 150 一五〇 O, from what power hast thou this powerful might With insufficiency my heart to sway? To make me give the lie to my true sight， And swe……

Sonnet 151 一五一 Love is too young to know what conscience is； Yet who knows not conscience is born of love? Then, gentle cheater, urge not my amiss， Le……

Sonnet 152 一五二 In loving thee thou know'st I am forsworn， But thou art twice forsworn, to me love swearing， In act thy bed-vow broke and new faith tor……

Sonnet 153 一五三 Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep： A maid of Dian's this advantage found， And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep In a cold……