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 impanneled

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.

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。