sonnet
n
type of poem containing 14 lines, each of 10 syllables, and with a formal pattern of rhymes 十四行诗(每行十个音节、 韵律规范的诗体)
Shakespeare's sonnets 莎士比亚的十四行诗.
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read