Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after,

他所追求的，是某种完美，

And the poetry he invented was easy to understand;

而他发明的诗歌易于理解；

He knew human folly like the back of his hand,

他熟悉人类的愚昧就像他的手背，

And was greatly interested in armies and fleets;

且狂热地喜好着陆军和舰队；

When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,

当他笑，高贵的议员们纵声大笑；

And when he cried the little children died in the streets.

而当他哭了孩子们横死街头。