詩歌通過意象語言而表現或再現文字以外所體驗與感悟到的那種説不清道不明的情緒與感悟，把具象或抽象的認知對象比喻或描繪得若聞若見而唾手可得，表現作者情感體驗及感悟的總體方法。
EBB _Sonnets from the Portuguese_ No. X
不過只要是愛，是愛，可就是美，
Yet, love, mere love, is beautiful indeed
就值得你接受。你知道，愛就是火，
And worthy of acceptation. Fire is bright,
火總是光明的，不問着火的是廟堂
Let temple burn, or flax. And equal light
或者柴堆--那棟樑還是荊榛在燒，
Leaps in the flame from cedar-plank or weed.
火焰裏總跳得出同樣的光輝。當我
And love is fire. And when I say at need
不由得傾吐出：“我愛你!”在你的眼裏，
_I love thee ... mark! ... _I love thee_ -- in thy sight
那榮耀的.瞬息，我忽然成了一尊金身，
I stand transfigured, glorified aright,
感覺到有一道新吐的皓光從我天庭
With conscience of the new rays that proceed
投向你臉上。是愛，就無所謂卑下，
Out of my face toward thine. There's nothing low
即使是最微賤的在愛：那微賤的生命
In love, when love the lowest: meanest creatures
獻愛給上帝，寬宏的上帝受了它、
Who love God, God accepts while loving so.
又回賜給它愛。我那迸發的熱情
And what I _feel_, across the inferior features
就象道光，通過我這陋質，昭示了
Of what I _am_, doth flash itself, and show
愛的大手筆怎樣給造物潤色。
How that great work of Love enhances Nature's.
In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes
我不真的憑我的眼睛來愛你，
For they in thee a thousand errors note;
在你的身上我看見了到千處錯誤;
But `tis my heart that loves what they despise
但我的心卻愛着被眼睛所輕視的，
Who in despite of view is pleased to dote.
溺愛着，不理睬面前的景象。
Nor are mine ears with thy tongue`s tune delighted;
我的耳朵不聽你舌尖傳出的愉悦的音色;
Nor tender feeling to base touches prone
我那期待着愛撫的敏感的觸覺，
Nor taste nor smell desire to be invited
我的味覺，我的嗅覺，都不願出席
To any sensual feast with thee alone.
你的個人的任何感官的宴會。
But my five wits nor my five senses can
可是我所有的智慧或五感卻不能
Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee
説服一個痴心不愛你，
Who leaves unswayed the likeness of a man
我的心不受統治，我的身體失去了靈魂，
Thy proud heart`s slave and vassal wretch to be.
甘願做你那顆高傲的心的奴隸。
Only my plague thus far I count my gain
然而我只能將我愛情的悲苦視作一種益處，
That she that makes me sin awards me pain.
她誘使我犯罪，她令我受苦。
為着你的魄力和盛德--你那樣
Because thou hast the power and own'st the grace
犀利地望着我，通過我那給淚雨
To look through and behind this mask of me,
沖洗得成了灰白的面具、照徹了
( Against which, years have beat thus blanchingly
我靈魂的真實面目(灰暗疲乏的
With their rains, ) and behold my soul's true face,
人生的證明!)也為着你只知道忠誠，
The dim and weary witness of life's race! --
只知道愛，只是朝我看，通過我那
Because thou hast the faith and love to see,
麻木的靈魂，看到了那忍耐的天使
Through that same soul's distracting lethargy,
一心期待着天堂裏的位置;又為着
The patient angel waiting for a place
無論是罪惡、是哀怨、甚至上帝的譴責，
In the new heavens! -- Because nor sin nor woe,
死神的逼近的威脅--不管這一切，
Nor God's infliction, nor death's neighbourhood,
叫人們一看就掉首而去，叫自己
Nor all which others viewing, turn to go, ...
想着都厭惡。。。卻沒什麼能嚇退你;
Nor all which makes me tired of all, self-viewed, ...
親愛的，那你教我吧，教我怎麼樣
Nothing repels thee, ... Dearest, teach me so
把感激儘量傾吐，正象你把恩惠佈施。
To pour out gratitude, as thou dost, good.
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