In Praise of Shame                                                                  
     羞耻的赞美辞
Last night unto my bed bethought there came                 
     昨夜，一位仙女来到我的床边，
Our lady of strange dreams, and from an urn                  
     她为我带来了奇异的梦境：
She poured live fire, so that mine eyes did burn               
     她从一个罐子中倾倒生命之火，
At the sight of it.   Anon the floating fame                       
     我的眼睛因此而灼伤
Took many shapes, and one cried: "I am shame               
    这流动的火焰有着种种形容，其中一个说道：
That walks with Love, I am most wise to turn               
    “我是与爱情同行的羞耻之情;
Cold lips and limbs to fire; therefore discern                  
     我最为机智，可以让冰冷的嘴唇和肢体燃烧，
And see my loveliness, and praise my name."                 
     分辨出我的美，并且赞美我的名字吧！”
And afterwords, in radiant garments dressed                  
     之后，在光芒四射的华美外衣下，
With sound of flutes and laughing of glad lips,               
     在悦耳的笛声和欢快的笑声中，
A pomp of all the passions passed along                        
     超越一切的热情贯穿了黑夜，
All the night through; till the white phantom ships            
     直到黎明——
Of dawn sailed in. Whereat I said this song,                    
     这白色的幽灵船驶进港口。我唱道：
"Of all sweet passions Shame is the loveliest."                                                                                             
    “所有甜美的热情中，羞耻最为可爱。”