But I cannot tell: this same truth,is a naked,and open day light,mat doth not show,the masques,and mummeries,and triumphs of the world,half so stately,and daintily,as candlelights.

• 我亦不懂得这是什么缘故：可是“真理”这件东西可说是一种无隐无饰的白昼之光，世间的那些歌剧、扮演、庆典在这种光之下所显露的，远不如灯烛之光所显露的庄严美丽。