Against Love
不要爱情
【作者简介】凯瑟琳·菲力普斯(1631-1664)虽然在当今已经鲜为人知,但在17世纪的英国诗歌界有一定的影响和知名度。她和丈夫詹姆士·菲力普斯所建立的诗歌社团“友谊协会”包括诗人亨利·沃恩、杰利米·泰勒和作曲家 亨利·洛斯。在协会中人们称她为奥琳达。她的早期诗作发表于沃恩在1651年出版的诗集中,她的其它诗歌在她去世后于1667年出版。她的作品多表现出传统的虔诚和伤感,诗人亚伯拉罕·考利为她作了一首品达式的哀歌,约翰·济慈在致雷诺兹的信中抄录了一首她的诗。
Hence Cupid! with your cheating toys,
Your real griefs,and painted joys,
Your pleasure which itself destroys.
Lovers like men in fevers burn and rave,
And only what will injre them do crave.
Men’s weakness makes love so severe,
They give him power by their fear,
And make the shackles which they wear.
Who to another does his heart submit,
Makes his own idol,and then worships it.
Him whose heart is all his own,
Peace and liberty does crown,
He apprehends no killing frown.
He feels no raptures which are joys diseased,
And is not much transported,but still pleased.
去吧,丘彼特,带走你骗人的把戏,你真正的忧伤,你如画的欢娱,
和你那自我毁灭的乐趣。恋人像高烧的病人语无伦次,
偏偏渴望伤害他们的东西。爱情不可一世都因男人脆弱,
他们的恐惧使它威风如火,制造了他们颈项上的枷锁。
把心灵献给他人的人士,创造自己的偶像,然后五体投地。
而心灵属于自己的人贤,宁静与自由为他加冕,
他从来不担心致命的冷脸。他感觉不到病态欢乐的狂喜,
不会欣喜若狂,但仍然欢心惬意。