莎士比亚《Venus and Adonis》翻译 - 126

'Therefore, despite of fruitless chastity,

Love-lacking vestals and self-loving nuns,

That on the earth would breed a scarcity

And barren dearth of daughters and of sons,

Be prodigal: the lamp that burns by night

Dries up his oil to lend the world his light.

“隐士修女当自律， 

  修女自爱士无爱， 

  世间如此难继续， 

  不育子女无后代，

  夜黑劲燃是旺烛，