Full character'd with lasting memory, 其中的每一字每一行都写得分明，

　　Which shall above that idle rank remain Beyond all date, even to eternity; 它们的品位高居一切留言赠语之上，凌越千秋万代，直到永恒，

　　Or at the least, so long as brain and heart 或者至少延续到那么一天，

　　Have faculty by nature to subsist; 当心和脑再也不能正常运行，

　　Till each to razed oblivion yield his part Of thee, thy record never can be miss'd. 它们将彻底遗忘掉你的一切，但是关子你的记录仍将永远留存。

　　That poor retention could not so much hold, 可怜的笔记本容不下太多的东西，

　　Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score; 我也不需别的手段来长保你的真情。

　　Therefore to give them from me was I bold, 所以，我不再依靠你那本手册，

　　To trust those tables that receive thee more: 却信托更有效的珍藏手段——我的心：

　　To keep an adjunct to remember thee 假使只有靠备忘录才能记住你，

　　Were to import forgetfulness in me. 那么这色非暗示我是个健忘的人？