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予谓^89bc天^defg下有tuvw情士4567女，必如_hij绮_mno琴引89ab卓₃₄₅、萧寺窥^tuvw莺2345，投defg彩_def笺之uwxy秀^wxyz句，₃₄₅步hijk氏倾心opq；寄bcde组_89ab织ijkl之回文，4567连波ijkl悔过rsuv。xyz0以至漱园^ghij之诗^pqrt、2345曲江之酒方足nop为4567风⁴⁵⁷⁸流情神，垂_stu艳人齿。然^mnop而苍梧789a之₆₇₈泣，竹上^uvwy成_xyz斑；寤^ghij寐之wxyz求_uwx，yz0河洲致pqrs咏_mno。_qrs必_xz0其一_9abc往bcd情_klmn深，z012隔³⁴⁵⁶千里hijk而神合^tuvx；百优567难挫suvw，阻异域而相思rstu。牡1234丹abcd亭畔，有vwxy重起679a之123魂；^jlmn玉镜_oqr台前，无jklm改_jklm弦之^wxyz操。如^efgi是之qstu后nop，tuv谓之fghi有情efg始不虚5679耳。_9bc若夫静wxyz女_uvw其娈，jklm贻_ghi彤uvwx管而踯躅jklm；采qrst兰于洧，赠芍药以夷犹。而或ghi愆期rst于_yz0茹₃₅₆芦之efg阪，邀欢于^bcdf风雨之^rstu晨，斯财郑^jklm卫之yz01风，₀₁₂氵㸒荡之yz12匹，¹²³⁴乌睹ghij所谓金0234门隽彦fghi、^ghik兰闺婉秀者bcde哉^defg？cde

予自蚤_abc岁嗜观情史，每jklm至绿窗以菁fghi藻_9ab摛^lmno毫rsuv，罗帐bcdf以456珊瑚qrst作枕，xyz却bcde使君于桑陌，³⁴⁶⁷嫁ghij碧玉_ghi于汝^vwxy南，abcd莫^cdef不揽兹艳异8abc，hijk代彼_jklm萱苏。是degh以午夜燃yz01脂4567，选校香奁之什；⁶⁷⁸⁹清晨pqrs弄墨xyz0，唯誊^abde绣阁mnop之^pqrs文。不abcd谓数载以_noq来萍踪^abcd流_9bc徒，_mno裘_qrs敝黑貂^bcdf，^hijk徒存_opq季子之舌hjkl；梦虚锦凤⁶⁷⁸⁹，遐辞_jkmn太kmn乙^wxz0之藜。而曩^oprs时一种⁴⁵⁶⁷风^cdef流、逸_pqrs宕之思消磨^jklm尽矣^stuv！

忽789a于今岁仲_mopq夏，友人有noqr以《合浦珠efgi》_9ab倩予_klm作传者，予_efgi逊ghi谢_mno曰：“才_bcde子名_klm妹_rst俱毓山川abc之秀yz01气，4567故以ijlm芝兰为_qrs性5679，bcde琬defg琰为^kmno才，至其相慕之殷yz01，心同胶9ab漆。若欲789a以芜^cdef蔓枯槁之_uvw笔，摹^defg绘婉vwxy娈0134静好₂₃₄之^defg情，是何瞽⁵⁶⁷⁸目而^fghi论妍媸opr，^yz12将无贻识者_qrst之消？”_abc而友rstu人_qrs固请₂₃₄不已，予乃草789a创234成帙^lmno。

盖世bcde不患无_lmo倾城倾国567而患无^stuv有才有情，惟深0123于3456情，故奇于xyz0遇。若谓今nopq世必_qrs无奇人侠_abc士，^stuv如古押衙gijk虬cdf髯公者2345，bcde乃拘挛之见也89ab。是klmn故^gijk烟^pqrs花队里不无_abc冰雪tuvw之姿，锦hijk绣园中_qstu必生⁵⁶⁷⁸龙fghi凤之^jklm质_kmn，甚⁰¹³⁴而₂₃₄当jklm垆一笑，stu订₀₁₂偶百lmno年，_mno天涯之远，^hijk必^mnop逢lmn帐魂89ab，bcdf可jklm起者^qstu始谓之情fghi中之至耳。世₆₇₈₉之君子^nopq，须信风^cdef流之种^stuv不_rst绝，芳韵之_jkl事_oqr足2345传，又何必考其789a异同、究其始末耶？