Of Love 论爱情 - 培根
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beholding">beholding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="love">love</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comedies">comedies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doth">doth</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="mischief">mischief</span>; <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="siren">siren</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>.</p><p>舞台上的爱情生活比生活中的爱情要美好得多。因为在舞台上，爱情只是喜剧和悲剧的素材，而在人生中，爱情却常常招来不幸。它有时象那位诱惑人的魔女(1)，有时又象那位复仇的女神(2)。</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> (<span word="whereof">whereof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="remaineth">remaineth</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="recent">recent</span>) <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hath">hath</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>: <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="except">except</span>, <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span>, <span word="Marcus">Marcus</span> <span word="Antonius">Antonius</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Appius">Appius</span> <span word="Claudius">Claudius</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decemvir">decemvir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawgiver">lawgiver</span>; <span word="whereof">whereof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voluptuous">voluptuous</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inordinate">inordinate</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="austere">austere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="man">man</span>: <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> (<span word="though">though</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="fortified">fortified</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="kept">kept</span>.</p><p>你可以看到，一切真正伟大的人物（无论是古人、今人，只要是其英名永铭于人类记忆中的），没有一个是因爱情而发狂的人。因为伟大的事业只有罗马的安东尼和克劳底亚是例外(3)。前者本性就好色荒淫，然而后者却是严肃多谋的人。这说明爱情不仅会占领开旷坦阔的胸怀，有时也能闯入壁垒森严的心灵----假如手御不严的话。</p>
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