《宋史·列传·卷四十二》
夏竦智才过人，急于升官，喜欢交结，纵任方术，反复无常，世人以他为奸邪。
竦材术过人，急于进取，喜交结，任数术，倾侧反覆，世以为奸邪。
Xia Song was a very intelligent person, and was anxious to achieve high government positions, he liked contacts, indulged in sorcery, and was inconstant, the world regarded him as a cunning malefactor.