Why deny myself physical gratification if I could just instead ? sport with Amaryllis in the shade or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?"

既然可以“在树荫下玩弄喇叭花或是尼哀若的发卷,为什么还克制自己肉体上的满足呢“

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Were it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, ? Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair?

为何不像他人一样，在树荫下玩弄喇叭花，或是尼哀若的发卷？

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I the singer of Adamic songs" he said it directly "Through the new garden of the West, the great city is calling, as Adam early in the morning, walking forth from the bower, refreshed with sleep; behold me, where I pass, hear my voice."

我是个为亚当的歌曲吟诵的歌手",他直言不讳地说,"穿越西方新的花园,这个伟大的城市在呼唤,正如亚当在一天清晨,由树荫下走出,睡眠使他精神饱满,看着我走过吧,聆听我的声音"

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