《明史·列传·卷一百八十六》
长大后，无书不读，做文摹仿《左传》；字诗则摹仿白居易、苏轼、陆游；写字则摹仿黄庭坚。其文、诗、字都为当世人所珍爱。
及长，书无所不览。文摹左氏，诗拟白居易、苏轼、陆游，字仿黄庭坚，并为世所爱重。
As he grew older, he read all the books he could get his hands on, and imitated the Zuo Zhuan in his writing; his calligraphy and poetry imitated Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Lu You; his handwriting imitated Huang Tingjian. His prose, poetry, and calligraphy were all highly valued by his contemporaries.