〔原文〕顷岁,孙莘老识文忠公,乘间以文字问之,云:无他术,唯勤读书而乡为之,自工。世人患作文字少,又懒读书,每一篇出,即求过人,如此少有至者。疵病不必待人指,多作自能见之,此公以其尝试者告人,故尤有味。苕溪渔隐曰:旧说梅圣俞日课一诗,寒暑未尝易也。圣俞诗名满世,盖身试此说之效耳。 [Original] is old, old Xinzheng know Wenzhong public, asked by writing in the intercourse, said: no other surgery, only to study hard and township, work. The world suffer from less writing, lazy books, each one out, that is seeking extraordinary, so rare. Flaws do not have to be treated as human beings, as many as they can see, and the public suffers from their attempts, so it is especially delicious.苕 brook fishing hidden: said the old St. Mei Yu a class of poetry, summer and winter is not easy to taste too. Sheng Yu poems all over the world, cover test that this effect.