Thus can my love excuse the slow offence.
Of my dull bearer when from thee I speed.
From where thou art why should I haste me thence?
Till I return, of posting is no need.
O! what excuse will my poor beast then find,
When swift extremity can seem but slow?
Then should I spur, though mounted on the wind,
In winged speed no motion shall I know,
Then can no horse with my desire keep pace.
Therefore desire, of perfect'st love being made.
Shall neigh, no dull flesh, in his fiery race;
But love, for love, thus shall excuse my jade.
Since from thee going, he went wilful-slow,
Towards thee I'll run, and give him leave to go.
翻譯：
那笨坐騎的過錯，全因我的愛，
原諒離別時，它那故意的拖延；
離開你家，我何必跑的那麼快？
除非是收到資訊，你讓我回轉。
喔！多麼對不起這可憐的坐騎；
竭盡了全力，卻還嫌它跑得慢？
四蹄生風，仍好象在原地踏步，
長上了翅膀，我也得快馬加鞭。
我渴望構築，十全十美的愛情，
可惜馬兒不能與彼，並駕共轅；
哪有良駒，不擅長嘶鳴和飛奔？
但我將饒恕它，出於愛的滯緩。
離開你時，它故意裝得象偷懶；
歸途且看它，怎樣飛回你身邊。
推薦理由：這首十四行情詩精選（五十一）是莎士比亞筆下的Sonnet51《歸騎》，如果你是莎翁的忠實讀者怎能錯過呢？
