With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres.

With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres.

君主用他那贪婪的耳朵听着，假装是神，假装点了点头，好像在摇着球。

-- John Dryden 约翰·德莱登