廣弘明集 18.72

18.72

披覽雙難欣若暫對。藻豐論博蔚然滿目。可謂勝人之口。然未厭於心。聊伸前意無由言對。執筆長懷。謝靈運和南。

Opening and perusing your dual challenges, I rejoiced as though facing you for a moment. Your ornate language is rich, your arguments vast, flourishing before my eyes; it may be said to surpass men in eloquence, yet it does not satisfy the mind. Briefly extending my former thoughts, as there is no way to speak face to face, I hold the brush with lingering feelings. Xie Lingyun bows in reverence.