Bodleian quatrain nr. 46

Cadell 1899 - 51e
O thou, whose cheek, is but the counterfeit
Most perfect of wild roses blooming sweet,
Whose face is formed in mould of eastern grace!
When on the chess board of life here below
Thou dost thy magic glance benignly throw,
Pawns, castles, kings and knights all give thee place.

Grolleau 1902 - 46
Ô toi dont la joue est modelée sur le modèle des roses sauvages!
Toi dont le visage est moulé comme celui des idoles de la Chine,
Hier ton amoureux regard changea le roi de Babylone
En un fou que le joueur fait manoeuvrer sur l'échiquier.

Heron-Allen 1898 - 46
O thou, whose cheek is moulded upon the model of the wild rose,
whose face is cast in the mould of Chinese idols,
yesterday thy amorous glance gave to the Shah of Babylon
the moves of the Knight, the Castle, the Bishop, the Pawn, and the Queen.

De Marthold 1910 - 46
Ta joue est une fleur, la rose incarnadine,
Ton visage est pareil aux idoles de Chine,
Du roi de Babylone, hier ton regard a fait
Un Fou que le joueur sur l'échiquier taquine.

Von der Porten 1927 - 46
Dem Wangenrot würd' eine Rose schätzen,
Dein Antlitz überstrahlt selbst Chinas Götzen,
Dein Blick bot Schach dem König: Ritter, Läufer,
Turm, Dame, Bauer mußt' er gegensetzen.

Rosen 1928 - 80
You to whose cheek the wild rose pays tribute,
To whose face Chinese idols must pay tribute,
Whose glances have forced the King of Babylon
To give you as tribute horses and towers and elephants, standards and his Queen.

Talbot 1908 - 46
O thou, whose cheek is modell'd like the Rose,
No brighter eye far Cathay's idol shows;
Thy glance hath taught the Shah of Babylon
Each move that Life's eventful chessboard knows.

Thompson 1906 - 12
O, thou! whose cheeks surpass the eglantine!
Whose lovely face outvies the maids of Chin!
Thy one glance giv'n my fond king yestere'en
Moved knight and bishop, castle, pawns and queen!

Tirtha 1941 - I.14
Thy cheek on heavenly Eagles cast the glow,
Thy face has stowed the idols out of show;
And through Thy glance the King of Babel got
His horse and men and castles all, I trow.

Whinfield 1883 - 135
O fair! whose cheeks checkmate red eglantine,
And draw the game with those fair maids of Chín;
You played one glance against the king of Babil
And took his pawns, and knights, and rooks, and queen.

• WHINFIELD 1882 - 72