為淚水已乾，但此時寫信竟又淚水長流。如果再無眼淚，我的心都將破碎。
我經常午後到戶外散步，不時聽到畫眉迎春的啼聲從山谷深處飛出，但我已不再為它的啁啾之鳴心醉，因為我的心已經冰冷枯萎，就像你所說的那樣，總有一天它會徹底冰涼。上帝原諒我如上所言，這確實情非得已。但你曾經是我擁有的一切，一想到要永遠失去你，我就難以忍受，這也許是由於我的過錯吧。有人去拜訪你嗎？任何你收到的信件都不要轉給我。我希望你和你母親（如果她樂意）去看看《奧賽羅》中的基恩先生和《村中戀情》中的斯蒂芬斯小姐。如果你們能去看，我就寫信給T先生，請他給你們寄票。P先生見過你嗎？ 我想我也得寄票給他，感謝他把你的畫像寄給了我，可以讓我對著它親吻和傾訴衷腸。吻我，我最心愛的人兒。啊！ 即使我永遠不能擁有你，也讓我成為你驕傲和幸福的奴隸吧。
威廉·赫茲裡特
1830年3月21日
William Hazlitt
To
Mar。 21st； 1803
Dear Sarah；
You will scold me for this； and ask me if this is keeping my promise to mind my work。 One half of it was to think of Sarah； and besides I do not neglect my work either； I assure you。 I regularly do ten pages a day； which mounts up to thirty guineas' worth a week； so that you see that I should grow rich at this rate； if I could keep on so； and I could keep on so； if I had you with me to encourage me with your sweet smiles； and share my lot。 The Berwick smack sails twice a week； and the wind sets fair。 When I think of the thousand endearing caresses that have passed between us； I do not wonder at the strong attachment that draws me to you； but I am very sorry for my own want of power to please。 I hear the wind sigh through the lattice and keep repeating over and over to myself two lines of Lord Byron's tragedy—
“So shalt thou find me ever at thy side；
威廉·赫茲裡特致薩拉·沃克（2）
Here and hereafter； if the last may be。”
Applying them to thee； my love； and thinking whether I shall ever see thee again。 Perhaps not—for some years at least—till both thou and I are old —and then when all else has forsaken thee； I will creep to thee； and die in thine arms。
You once made me believe that I was not hated by her I loved； and for that sensation—so delicious was it； though but mockery and a drea