《南史·列传·卷五十九》
又说曾在冶亭投宿，梦见一男子自称郭璞，对江淹说： 我有一枝笔在你这儿放了多年，请还给我。 
又尝宿于冶亭，梦一丈夫自称郭璞，谓淹曰： 吾有笔在卿处多年，可以见还。 
It is also said that he once stayed at the Ye Ting Inn and dreamed of a man who claimed to be Guo Pu, who said to Jiang Yan: I have put a pen here for many years, please return it to me.