《John Donne Selected Poems》第5章


hither with crystal phials; lovers; e;
and take my tears; which are loves wine;
and try your mistress tears at home;
for all are false; that taste not just like mine。
alas ! hearts do not in eyes shine;
nor can you more judge womens thoughts by tears;
than by her shadow what she wears。
o perverse sex; where none is true but she;
whos therefore true; because her truth kills me。
valediction to his book。
ill tell thee now (dear love) what thou shalt do 
to anger destiny; as she doth us ; 
how i shall stay; though she eloign me thus; 
and how posterity shall know it too ; 
how thine may out…endure 
sibyls glory; and obscure 
her who from pindar could allure; 
and her; through whose help lucan is not lame; 
and her; whose book (they say) homer did find; and name。 
study our manuscripts; those myriads 
of letters; which have past twixt thee and me ; 
thence write our annals; and in them will be 
to all whom loves subliming fire invades; 
rule and example found ; 
there the faith of any ground 
no schismatic will dare to wound; 
that sees; how love this grace to us affords; 
to make; to keep; to use; to be these his records。 
this book; as long…lived as the elements; 
or as the worlds form; this all…gravèd tome 
in cypher writ; or new made idiom ; 
we for loves clergy only are instruments ; 
when this book is made thus; 
should again the ravenous 
vandals and goths invade us; 
learning were safe ; in this our universe; 
schools might learn sciences; spheres music; angels verse。 
here loves divines—since all divinity 
is love or wonder—may find all they seek; 
whether abstract spiritual love they like; 
their souls exhaled with what they do not see ; 
or; loth so to amuse 
faiths infirmity; they choose 
something which they may see and use ; 
for; though mind be the heaven; where love doth sit; 
beauty a convenient type may be to figure it。 
here more than in their books may lawyers find; 
both by what titles mistresses are ours; 
and how prerogative these states devours; 
transferrd from love himself; to womankind ; 
who; though from heart and eyes; 
they exact great subsidies; 
forsake him who on them relies ; 
and for the cause; honour; or conscience give ; 
chimeras vain as they or their prerogative。 
here statesmen—or of them; they which can read— 
may of their occupation find the grounds ; 
love; and their art; alike it deadly wounds; 
if to consider what tis; one proceed。 
in both they do excel 
who the present govern well; 
whose weakness none doth; or dares tell ; 
in this thy book; such will there something see; 
as in the bible some can find out alchemy。 
thus vent thy thoughts ; abroad ill study thee; 
as he removes far off; that great heights takes ; 
how great love is; presence best trial makes; 
but absence tries how long this love will be ; 
to take a latitude 
sun; or stars; are fitliest viewd 
at their brightest; but to conclude 
of longitudes; what other way have we; 
but to mark when and where the dark eclipses be? 
munity。
good we must love; and must hate ill; 
for ill is ill; and good good still ;
but there are things indifferent; 
which wee may neither hate; nor love; 
but one; and then another prove; 
as we shall find our fancy bent。 
if then at first wise nature had 
made women either good or bad; 
then some wee might hate; and some choose ;
but since she did them so create; 
that we may neither love; nor hate; 
only this rests; all all may use。 
if they were good it would be seen ;
good is as visible as green; 
and to all eyes itself betrays。
if they were bad; they could not last ;
bad doth itself; and others waste ;
so they deserve nor blame; nor praise。 
but they are ours as fruits are ours ;
he that but tastes; he that devours; 
and he that leaves all; doth as well ;
changed loves are but changed sorts of meat ;
and when he hath the kernel eat; 
who doth not fling away the shell? 
loves growth。
i scarce believe my love to be so pure 
as i had thought it was; 
because it doth endure 
vicissitude; and season; as the grass ; 
methinks i lied all winter; when i swore 
my love was infinite; if spring make it more。 
but if this medicine; love; which cures all sorrow 
with more; not only be no quintessence; 
but mixd of all stuffs; vexing soul; or sense; 
and of the sun his active vigour borrow; 
love抯 not so pure; and abstract as they use 
to say; which have no mistress but their muse ; 
but as all else; being elemented too; 
love sometimes would contemplate; sometimes do。 
and yet no greater; but more eminent; 
love by the spring is grown ; 
as in the firmament
stars by the sun are not enlarged; but shown; 
gentle love deeds; as blossoms on a bough; 
from loves awakened root do bud out now。 
if; as in water stirrd more circles be 
produced by one; love such additions take; 
those like so many spheres but one heaven make;
for they are all concentric unto thee ;
and though each spring do add to love new heat; 
as princes do in times of action get 
new taxes; and remit them not in peace; 
no winter shall abate this spring抯 increase。 
loves exchange。
love; any devil else but you
would for a given soul give something too。 
at court your fellows every day
give th art of rhyming; huntsmanship; or play;
for them which were their own before ;
only i have nothing; which gave more; 
but am; alas ! by being lowly; lower。 
i ask no dispensation now;
to falsify a tear; or sigh; or vow ;
i do not sue from thee to draw 
a non obstante on natures law ;
these are prerogatives; they inhere 
in thee and thine ; none should forswear
except that he loves minion were。 
give me thy weakness; make me blind; 
both ways; as thou and thine; in eyes and mind ; 
love; let me never know that this
is love; or; that love childish is ;
let me not know that others know 
that she knows my paines; lest th
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