培根的論嫉妒散文精選

of envy 論嫉妒

there be none of the affections, which have been noted to fascinate or bewitch, but love, and envy. they both have vehement wishes; they frame themselves readily into imaginations, and suggestions; and they come easily into toe eye; especially upon toe presence of toe objects; which are toe points that conduce to fascination, if any such thing there be.

人底各種情慾之中，沒有一種可以看出是迷人或魔人的——除了戀愛與嫉妒。這兩者都有很強烈的願望，它們很容易造出意象和觀念;並且很容易進入眼中，尤其是當對象在場的時候，這些都是導致蠱惑之處——假設有蠱惑這種事的話。