A king, whose power is unlimited, and whose treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants, is compelled to ease, by the construction of a pyramid, the satiety of dominion and the tastelessness of pleasure, and to amuse the tediousness of declining life,
A king, whose power is unlimited, and whose treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants, is compelled to ease, by the construction of a pyramid, the satiety of dominion and the tastelessness of pleasure, and to amuse the tediousness of declining life,
译文：一个权力无限，财富无竭的国王，只有通过金字塔的建造来减轻自己对权力的厌倦和对欢乐的麻木，只有通过观看成千上万无休止的劳动和石块无意义的堆砌来为乏味的晚年增添欢乐。