嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
栽怩弌傍利 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

nus and adonis(略追帽才唖謹鶴帽)-及1何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��



VENUS AND ADONIS 



                     William Shakespeare 



                                    1 


´ Page 2´

     TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY�察�

     EARL OF SOUHAMPTON�察�AND BARON OF TICHFIELD。 

     RIGHT HONOURABLE�察�

     I   know   not   how   I   shall   offend   in   dedicating   my   unpolished   lines   to 

your lordship�察�nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a 

prop to support so weak a burthen�此�only�察�if your honour seem but pleased�察�

I   account   myself   highly   praised�察  �and   vow   to   take   advantage   of   all   idle 

hours�察�till I have honoured you with   some graver labour。 But if the   first 

heir   of   my  invention   prove   deformed�察  �I   shall   be   sorry  it   had   so   noble   a 

godfather�察�and never after ear so barren a land�察�for fear it yield me still so 

bad   a   harvest。   I   leave   it   to   your   honourable   survey�察  �and   your   honour   to 

your heart's content�察�which I wish may always answer your own wish and 

the world's hopeful expectation。 

     Your honour's in all duty�察�

     WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE。 



                                            2 


´ Page 3´

     VENUS AND ADONIS 

     EVEN as the sun with purple´colour'd face Had ta'en his last leave of 

the weeping morn�察�Rose´cheek'd Adonis tried him to the chase�察�Hunting 

he lov'd�察�but love he laugh'd to scorn�察�



       Sick´thoughted Venus makes amain unto him�察�And like a bold´fac'd 

suitor 'gins to woo him。 

     'Thrice   fairer   than   myself��'   thus   she   began�察  �'The   field's   chief   flower�察�

sweet above compare�察�



       Stain   to   all   nymphs�察  �more   lovely   than   a   man�察  �More   white   and   red 

than doves or roses are�察�Nature that made thee�察�with herself at strife�察�Saith 

that the world hath ending with thy life。 



     'Vouchsafe�察�thou wonder�察�to alight thy steed�察�And rein his proud head 

to the saddle´bow�察�If thou wilt deign this favour�察�for thy meed A thousand 

honey secrets shalt thou know�此�



       Here   come   and   sit�察  �where   never   serpent   hisses�察  �And   being   set�察  �I'll 

smother thee with kisses�此�

     'And yet not cloy thy lips with loath'd satiety�察�But rather famish them 

amid their plenty�察�



       Making them red and pale with fresh variety�察�Ten kisses short as one�察�

one long as twenty�此�A summer's day will seem an hour but short�察�Being 

wasted in such time´beguiling sport。' 

     With this she seizeth on his sweating palm�察�The precedent of pith and 

livelihood�察�And�察�trembling in her passion�察�calls it balm�察�Earth's sovereign 

salve to do a goddess good�此�

       Being so   enrag'd�察�desire doth   lend her   force   Courageously  to   pluck 

him from his horse。 

     Over one arm the lusty courser's rein Under her other was the tender 

boy�察�

       Who blush'd and pouted in a dull disdain�察�With leaden appetite�察�unapt 



                                            3 


´ Page 4´

to   toy�察  �She   red   and   hot   as   coals   of   glowing   fire   He   red   for   shame�察  �but 

frosty in desire。 

     The   studded   bridle   on   a   ragged   bough   Nimbly  she   fastens��O�   �how 

quick is love�此�The steed is stalled up�察�and even now To tie the rider she 

begins to prove�此�

       Backward she push'd him�察�as she would be thrust�察�And govern'd him 

in strength�察�though not in lust。 

     So soon was she along�察�as he was down�察�Each leaning on their elbows 

and their hips�此�

       Now   doth   she   stroke   his   cheek�察  �now   doth   he   frown�察  �And   'gins   to 

chide�察    �but   soon   she    stops   his   lips�察 �And    kissing    speaks�察   �with    lustful 

language broken�察�'If thou wilt chide�察�thy lips shall never open。' 

     He   burns   with   bashful   shame�察  �she   with   her   tears   Doth   quench   the 

maiden burning of his cheeks�察�Then with her windy sighs and golden hairs 

To fan and blow them dry again she seeks�此�

       He saith she is immodest�察�blames her miss�察�What follows more she 

murders with a kiss。 

     Even as an empty eagle�察�sharp by fast�察�Tires with her beak on feathers�察�

flesh and bone�察�

       Shaking her wings�察�devouring all in haste�察�Till either gorge be stuff'd 

or   prey   be   gone�察  �Even   so   she   kiss'd   his   brow�察  �his   cheek�察  �his   chin�察�And 

where she ends she doth anew begin。 

     Forc'd to content�察�but never to obey�察�Panting he lies�察�and breatheth in 

her   face�察  �She   feedeth   on   the   steam�察  �as   on   a   prey�察�And   calls   it   heavenly 

moisture�察�air of grace�察�

       Wishing her cheeks were gardens full of flowers So they were dewd 

with such distilling showers。 

     Look� �how a bird lies tangled in a net�察�So fasten'd in her arms Adonis 

lies�察�

       Pure   shame   and   aw'd   resistance   made   him   fret�察  �Which   bred   more 

beauty in his angry eyes�此�Rain added to a river that is rank Perforce will 

force it overflow the bank。 

       Still she entreats�察�and prettily entreats�察�For to a pretty ear she tunes 

her tale�察  �Still is he   sullen�察 �still   he lours   and   frets�察 �'Twixt   crimson   shame 



                                               4 


´ Page 5´

and anger ashy´pale�察�

       Being   red   she   loves   him  best�察  �and   being   white�察 �Her   best is better'd 

with a more delight。 

     Look     how    he   can�察 �she   cannot    choose     but  love�察  �And    by   her   fair 

immortal hand she swears�察�

       From   his   soft   bosom   never   to   remove�察  �Till   he   take   truce   with   her 

contending tears�察�Which long have rain'd�察�making her cheeks all wet�察�And 

one sweet kiss shall pay this countless debt。 

     Upon this promise did he raise his chin 

       Like   a   dive´dapper   peering   through   a   wave�察 �Who�察  �being   look'd   on�察�

ducks as quickly in�察�So offers he to give what she did crave�察�

       But when her lips were ready for his pay�察�He winks�察�and turns his lips 

another way。 

     Never did passenger in summer's heat More thirst for drink than she 

for this good turn。 

       Her help she sees�察�but help she cannot get�察�She bathes in water�察�yet 

her fire must burn�此�'O� �pity��' 'gan she cry�察�'flint´hearted boy�此�'Tis but a kiss I 

beg�察�why art thou coy�拭�

     'I have been woo'd�察�as I entreat thee now�察�Even by the stern and direful 

god   of   war�察  �Whose   sinewy   neck   in   battle   ne'er   did   bow�察  �Who   conquers 

where he comes m every jar�察�

       Yet hath he been my captive and my slave�察�And begg'd for that which 

thou unask'd shalt have。 

     'Over    my    altars   hath   he   hung    his  lance�察  �His   batter'd   shield�察  �his 

uncontrolled crest�察�

       And for my sake hath learn'd to sport and dance To toy�察�to wanton�察�

dally�察�smile�察�and jest�察�Scorning his churlish drum and ensign red Making 

my arms his field�察�his tent my bed。 

       'Thus he that overrul'd I oversway'd�察�Leading him prisoner in a red´ 

rose chain�此�Strong´temper'd steel his stronger strength obey'd�察�Yet was he 

servile to my coy disdain。 

       O�   �be   not   proud�察 �nor   brag not   of   thy  might�察 �For   mastering her   that 

foil'd the god of fight。 

     Touch but my lips with those falr lips of thine�察�Though mine be not 



                                              5 


´ Page 6´

so fair�察�yet are they red�察�

       The kiss shall be thine own as well as mine�此�What seest thou in the 

ground�拭�hold up thy  head�此�Look in mine   eyeballs�察�there thy beauty  lies�察�

Then why not lips on lips�察�since eyes in eyes�拭�

     'Art thou asham'd to kiss�拭�then wink again�察�And I will wink�察�so shall 

the day seem night�察�Love keeps his revels where there are but twain�察�Be 

bold to play�察�our sport is not in sight�此�

       These blue´vein'd violets whereon we lean Never can blab�察�nor know 

not what we mean。 

     'The tender spring upon thy tempting lip 

       Shows thee unripe�察�yet mayst thou well be tasted�此�Make use of time�察�

let   not   advantage   slip�察  �Beauty   within   itself   should   not   be   wasted�此  �Fair 

flowers that are not gather'd in their prime Rot and consume themselves in 

little time。 

     'Were    I  hard´favour'd�察    �foul�察  �or  wrinkled´old�察    �Ill´nurtur'd�察  �crooked�察�

churlish�察�harsh in voice�察�O'erworn�察�despised�察�rheumatic�察�and cold�察�Thick´ 

sighted�察�barren�察�lean�察�and lacking juice�察�

       Then mightst thou pause�察�for then I were not for thee�察�But having no 

defects�察�why dost abhor me�拭�

     'Thou canst not see one winkle in my brow�察�

       Mine eyes are grey and bright�察�and quick in turning�察�My beauty as the 

spring doth yearly grow�察�My flesh is soft and plump�察�my marrow burning�察�

My   smooth   moist   hand�察  �were   it   with   thy   hand   felt。   Would   in   thy   palm 

dissolve�察�or seem to melt。 

     'Bid me discourse�察�I will enchant thine ear�察�Or like a fairy�察�trip upon 

the green�察�Or�察�like a nymph�察�with long dishevell'd hair�察�Dance on the sands�察�

and yet no footing seen�此�

       Love is a spirit all compact of fire�察�Not gross to sink�察�but light�察�and 

will aspire。 

     'Witness this primrose bank whereon I lie�察�

       These     forceless     flowers    like    sturdy    trees   support     me�察   �Two 

strengthless   doves   will   draw   me   through   the   sky�察  �From   morn   till   night�察�

even where I list to sport me�此�Is love so light�察�sweet boy�察�and may it be 

That thou shouldst think it heavy unto thee�拭�



                                             6 


´ Page 7´

       'Is   thine   own   heart   to   shine   own   face   affected�拭  �Can   thy   right   hand 

seize  love  upon   thy  left�拭�Then   woo thyself�察  �be of   thyself  rejected�察  �Steal 

thine own freedom�察�and complain on theft。 

       Narcissus so himself himself forsook�察�And died to kiss his shadow in 

the brook。 

     'Torches   are   made   to   light�察  �jewels   to   wear�察  �Dainties   to   taste�察  �fresh 

beauty for the use�察�
卦指朕村 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��