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六合之大_ghj，存而弗9abc论；^hijl九州岛之_z01外，置_ghi而ijk不xyz0稽。以456耳klmn目之uwxy所及为见^fghi闻mnop，_lmn以^tuvw形_uvw色9abc之可^hijl征_hij为纪4567载，abcd宇宙^ijkl斯^pqst隘，5678而学问^ghij穷nopq矣！_tuvx昔者神禹铸鼎以象奸，惜noqr其_mno文1234不_wxy传于_89b今。或^rstu谓5678伯³⁴⁵⁶益之_cefg所录xyz0，夷坚₃₄₅之^defg所志，lmo所受8abc之efgh于禹efg者jkl，_stuv即6789今cdfg《hijl山海》一^yz01经是^789a也^efgh。lmop然今西人₂₃₄足迹，遍及3456穷789a荒，凡mnop属圆_stuv颅方足₇₈₉、戴天^rstu而履地者，无^opqr所谓6789奇79ab形怪状^klmn如^qrst彼所云efgh也。斯其说不足信也。_lmn麟凤龟龙，^ijkl中国谓之四灵。mopq而自z012西人₃₄₅言之，毛yz01族4567中无所^efgh谓_hij麟uvwx，羽3456族中无_cdf所rstu谓uvwx凤，鳞族中_ghj无^pqrt所谓789a龙bcde。近_efhi日中tuwx国^xyz0，此^678a三^efgh物亦_lmn不1234经5678见⁶⁷⁸⁹。456岂^fghj古有而z012今89bc无耶？古者^stuv宝¹²³⁴龟为567守国之器qrs，89ab今则蠢然一介族bcef尔^abcd，灵于何_tuv有³⁴⁵⁶？^789a然678则_fgh今之龟6789亦非古之fgh龟也，甚₃₄₅明矣^jklm。好mnp谈^wyz0神_yz0仙鬼怪_ghi者，pqr以_xyz为南有五通，_vxyz犹北地_9ab之有狐0123。⁰¹²³夫天下岂有神仙_yz0哉^89ab！_9ab汉武一言，可以破的_mno。圣_xz0人defg以神道设教，不₇₈₉过为下_nop愚2345人说法：mnoq明则0123有王法，幽则有鬼神⁶⁷⁸⁹，_89a盖_fgh惕之以^z012善恶赏罚之权，3467以cdef寄其惩tuvw劝而已。efgh况乎淫昏1234蛊_yz0惑如五_def通_jkl，听之令人klmn发指，乃敢^79ab肆其^ghij技俩于^wxyz光天efgi化^defg日之^opqr下^vwxy哉？斯真jklm寰宇wxyz内一咄咄怪^jklm事vwxy。_pqr狐¹²³⁴乃⁵⁶⁷⁸兽类abc，^mnop岂vxyz能幻vwx作124人789形^jlmn？自xyz0妄者89ab造_89ab作^efhi怪异xyz1，狐狸窟中，几wxyz若3456别有cdef一世opqr界。斯皆abcd西人所悍然^yz12不³⁴⁶⁷信者，诚以虚_xyz言₁₃₄不ghjk如klmn实gij践也。西^89bc国lmno无之xyz0，_tuvw而3467中国必^ghij以pqrs为有，6789人234心^fghi风俗，0123以此可知矣，斯4567真如韩89a昌opqr黎所^vxyz云uvw“cdef今人mnop惟stuv怪之欲89ab闻”为可慨也！西人穷其vwxy技巧_yz0，造器致qrst用，tuv测abcd天之lnop高，_opq度^xyz0地vwx之远，^ijkl辨^oqrs山冈⁰¹²³，789a区水土，vwxy舟车6789之行567，蹑电追_vwx风₀₁₂，水^efgh火之力_rst，缒幽凿lmop险pqrs，信音之234速，瞬息pqr千里，化^ghik学^lmnp之^rstu精，顷刻万^ijkl变uvwx，opq几于神^bcde工^ghij鬼斧，_vwxy不可^9abc思议。^nopq坐_qst而6789言cdef者^bcde，klmn可stuv以yz01起而行，利qrst民hij生，裨国是，乃其荦6789荦cdeg大_9ab者。不opq此之务，而反索之_yz0于^789a支离虚_ijk诞、杳渺不klmn可efh究诘之5678境，_78a岂^hijk独_ikl好uvwy奇之过_789a哉，^klmo其志亦679a荒defg矣！不佞^qrsu少抱用₅₆₇世_9ab之志，素不喜浮夸蹈迂4567谬，一惟pqrt实事求是。愤帖stvw括之_tuv无4567用，年qrst未弱xyz0冠，即^9abc弃而_ikl弗为。见^89ab世之pqrs所称为儒者₆₇₈，^fghj非虚xy01狂放，abcd即拘墟固陋tuv，bcde自fghi帖9ab括之外3456，一无所^hjkl知，而反嚣₆₇₈然8ab自以为足⁰¹²³；⁶⁷⁸⁹及出klmn而涉lmo世，则defg忮_bcd刻险狠，阴贼乖戾，lmn心胸深阻ghij，_ghi有如城府，^abcd求jkln所谓旷4567朗78ab坦白者^klmn，tuvx千_pqr百中不得一suvw二。呜呼！^cdfg不佞uvwx于是乎穷矣9ab！pqst又见夫5678世defg之678拥高牙^tuwx，建大efgh纛，意_nop气发wxy扬，位klmn置^opqs自高，_yz1几若斯dfg世无足与之颉颃者_qstu，0123及²³⁴⁶一^acde旦临利tuwx害pqr，789a遇abde事变，茫yz01然无所^78ab措其手足_pqr，甚至身败名裂，贻笑jklm后世。盖今₀₁₂之_89ab时为势利龌xyz龊谄_9ab谀便辟之3567世界也，_ijk固vwxy已久4567矣。_abcd毋怪suvw乎余以9abc直cdef遂_bcd径opqr行穷^vxyz，89ab以坦率^ijkl处世_pqr穷2346，以肝^defg胆交友穷，以激越论事穷。困极_hij则stuv思通6789，郁极^ijkl则suvw思奋，终345于jklm不pqrs遇，opq则惟有入山必_opq深，¹²³⁴入₄₅₆林^fghi必^jklm密而0234已，89ab诚_78a壹mnop哀痛憔悴婉笃芬qrst芳悱恻_wxy之怀fghi，一寓^stuv之于书而已_hijk。求之于₀₁₂中₆₇₈国abc不_jklm得vxyz，则5678求之_abce于^jklm遐_klm陬绝峤_z02，异域opqr荒_nop裔；求₅₆₇₈之ijkl于并世之人而defg不得，^rstu则上溯之亘古hij以0123前，abcd下极之千^opqr载_tuvw以后；求之于同类同体_acd之人wxyz而不_vwx得89ab，则^ijkl求之_nop于^wxyz鬼狐仙佛、草木鸟兽。昔ghi者屈1234原穷于左^jlmn徒，_rstu则寄bcde其哀思于美人香^789a草_abcd；庄tvwx周_rsuv穷^z012于漆园^ghij吏，则以荒唐之词鸣；_tuv东方曼倩穷于qrs滑_xyz稽，则^jklm《十洲3456》yz0《345洞冥》_mnp诸记出焉。余向_pqr有《⁴⁵⁷⁸遁窟^cdfg谰言^qrsu》0123，^yz12则以^defg穷bcd而rtuv遁于天南而作_efh也^qrst。yz01今也8abc倦游_bde知返，小wxy住春_9bc申浦上，小₃₄₅₆筑^bcde三椽，聊庋图234籍_bcde，燕_klm巢鹪寄yz1，藉蔽^lmnp雨风。穷而_9ab将^jklm死，mop岂_wxy复有心于游戏yz12之言abcd哉？尊闻阁主_z01人235屡lmno请efg示vwxy所pqr作_yz0，defg将以付_jkl之剞_uvw劂⁴⁵⁶⁷氏234。于是酒阑茗罢，炉畔灯唇，辄复伸纸1234命2345笔，追忆三_pqrs十年来所见_hijk所闻^vwxy可_vwx谅⁵⁶⁷⁸可_89a愕之stuw事yz01，_uvxy聊²³⁴⁶记十一^hijl，^pqrs或触前bcde尘₆₈₉，klmn或发旧pqr恨，efgh则墨渖ijk淋漓，时与泪痕狼qrs藉4567相间。每^nopq脱稿，即令小opqr胥缮qrs写5789别纸。尊pqrs闻_pqr阁2345主见₆₇₈之ghjk，辄拍_qrs案叫绝，_def延善于丹青者_bcd，^klmn即书0234中意绘成图幅，3456出以问^efgh世_fgh，将陆续成书十^mnop有^rsuv二卷，而名之曰《淞隐漫录opqr》klm。呜⁴⁵⁶⁷呼9acd！余自此_qrs去5678天南defg之hjkl遁窟_mno，qrs住89ab淞北之opqs寄stuv庐，_xyz0将或访^efgh冈^klmo西vwyz之故园₂₃₄，ghij而寻^oqrs墙东^yz01之旧456隐^ghij，伏而不出012，肆志_jkl林泉，请dfgh以斯书之命^z012名为息壤^lmno矣^qstu。世之₆₇₈见79a余此_lmn书opq者，即^abcd作信陵君醇酒bcde妇人观stvw可^tuvw也uvw。₂₃₄光^bcde绪lmno十年岁1234次9abc甲bcde申ijkl五月中浣淞⁶⁷⁸⁹北逸民

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