本段出自清代張潮的《幽夢(mèng)影》?!队膲?mèng)影》主要著眼于以優(yōu)雅的心胸、眼光去發(fā)現(xiàn)美的事物,可以說(shuō)是求美的著作。書(shū)中沒(méi)有強(qiáng)烈的、尖銳的批評(píng),只有不失風(fēng)度的冷嘲熱諷。而這些不平、諷刺,其表現(xiàn)形式也都是溫和的。《幽夢(mèng)影》這樣的書(shū)絕不是匕首投槍?zhuān)裰兴幚锏那鍥錾?。為《幽?mèng)影》作序的石龐說(shuō)張潮此書(shū)“以風(fēng)流為道學(xué),寓教化于詼諧”。
高語(yǔ)山林者,輒不善談市朝事、審若此則當(dāng)并廢《史》《漢》諸書(shū)而不讀矣,蓋諸書(shū)所載皆古之市朝也。
Recluse scholars often disdain to discuss affairs of the government. But history is full of affairs of the government. Should one stop reading history, too? They cannot have meant it.