詩人送給少女的勸告

        That age is best which is the first,

　　When youth and blood are warmer;

　　豆蔻年華最美好，

　　青春熱血方盛。

　　But being spent, the worse, and worst

　　Times still succeed the former.

　　Then be nor coy, but use your time,

　　And while ye may, go marry:

　　For having lost but once your prime,

　　You may for ever tarry.

　　虛度光陰每況下，

　　時間永不停留。

　　抓緊時機別害羞，

　　早嫁個意中人，

　　青春一去不回頭

　　蹉跎貽誤一生。