Love's Witness Slight uNPRemeditated Words are borne By every common Wind into the Air; Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born, And in one instant give both Hope and Fear: Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind According to the Caprice of the Mind. But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses, Substantial Records to Eternity; Just Evidences,who the Truth confess, On which the Lover safely may rely; They're serious Thoughts,digested and resolv'd; And last,when Words are into Clouds devolv'd. 不加思索的轻率话语, 被每一次平凡的呼吸载入空气; 随便说说,刚出口即消失, 一瞬间给人希望和恐惧: 同一气息呼出万般矛盾心肠, 追随心灵无常的遐想。 但情书则是恒常的见证, 直至永恒的实体记录; 公道的证物,它道出真诚, 恋人能在其上安心依附; 它们是严肃的思想,经过深思熟虑; 当话语在云外消失,它们还将延续。
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