《梦溪笔谈·艺文一》
荆公先前为集句诗，多的时候达上百首，都集合前人的诗句而成，语意和对偶，往往比原诗更为融洽和贴切。
荆公始为集句诗，多者至百韵，皆集合前人之句，语意对偶，往往亲切，过于本诗。
Jinggong collected many poems before, sometimes up to hundreds of poems, which were all collections of poems from his predecessors. The meaning and parallelism were often more harmonious and appropriate than the original poems.