《文心雕龙·夸饰》
再如猫头鹰的叫声本来是难听的，怎能真像《诗经·鲁颂·泮水》中说的，因为它栖在泮水边的树上而变得好听起来了呢？
荼味之苦，宁以周原而成饴？并意深褒赞，故义成矫饰。
For example, the call of owl is actually unpleasant, how could it be made to sound nice because it stays on trees by the Pan River according to what is said in Shijing·Song·Pan Shui?