《资治通鉴·隋纪·隋纪六》
王胄被处死，炀帝吟诵王胄的佳句：  庭草无人随意绿 ，还能写出这样的句子吗？ 
王胄死，帝诵其佳句曰：  庭草无人随意绿， 复能作此语邪！ 
Wang Zhou was executed, and Emperor Yang recited Wang Zhou's masterpieces: "The grass in the garden is green freely without people" — is anyone still able to write lines like that?