历鹗·《眼儿媚》英译

一寸横波惹春留，何止最宜秋？妆残粉薄，矜严消尽，只有温柔。

当时底事匆匆去？悔不载扁舟。分明记得，吹花小径，听雨高楼。

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Yan Er Mei

Li E

An inch of flirting glance tickled the spring to stay,

Who said the best was delivered in the autumn?

Make-up ravished and powder worn thin;

Caution and reserve totally to the wind,

Only tenderness remained.

Did something come up and I leave in a hurry?

Regretting for not having loaded the leaf of a boat.

Clearly remember, though,

Blowing petals along the narrow path,

And listening to the rain on top floor.