HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

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03  HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

How do I love thee?let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height to
My soul can reach,when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal crace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need,by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely,as men strive for night;
I love thee purely,as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs,and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seened to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles,tears of all my life!  And ,if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

我是如何爱你？

我是如何爱你？让我逐一细述。
我爱你之深邃，之宽广，之高远
尽我的灵魂所能及之处-犹如探求
玄冥中神的存在和美好之极。
我爱你如每日之必需，
阳光下和烛焰前都少不了。
我自由地爱着你，像人们争取他们的权利；
我纯洁地爱着你，如人们在赞美前会垂首。
我爱你，带着我昔日悲伤时的
那种激情，童年时的那种诚意；
我爱你，抵得上往日对圣者怀有的
如今似已消逝的那种爱-我用呼吸，
用微笑，用眼泪，用我整个生命来爱你！
-假使上帝愿意，我死后将更加爱你！