But Yen's descendants need just look back to the footsteps of their ancestors to raise their heads with pride. Just read this poem, written by Ying Society poets in Yen's memory: Simple in manner but far from poor, His charge of gold and coal enriched us all.
但回頭看看先人走過的足跡，顏家子孫無疑可以抬得起頭來。就像當年瀛社詩人為顏雲年所寫的追悼詩：