《太平广记·卷二百七十三·妇人四》
杜牧还因自觉渐近迟暮之年。常常追怀往日的生活情景，写下感旧遣怀的诗篇，诗中写道：落魄江湖载酒行，楚腰纤细掌中情。
牧又自以年渐迟暮，常追赋感旧诗曰：落魄江湖载酒行，楚腰纤细掌中情。
Du Mu also realized that he was approaching his twilight years. He often reminisced about the past and wrote poems to express his feelings. In one of his poems, he said: "I have fallen into poverty and wandered the rivers and lakes with wine in hand. I remember the slender waist of a courtesan from Chu that I held in my palm."