Was it his spirit, by spirits taught to write Above a mortal pitch, that struck me dead?

难道是他的诗心受鬼使神差写下超凡的诗句，令我落魄伤魂？

May God strike me dead if I’m telling a lie!

【strike】如果我在说谎，上帝让我不得好死！

Any way I'm a thief—make the most of that—but I'm not a devil from hell, God strike me dead.

无论如何我都是一个小偷——充分利用这一点——但我不是来自地狱的恶魔， 上帝让我死了。