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儒曰:「道至大者,日月精明,星辰不失其行,翔風起,甘露降。」雨濟而陰一者謂之甘雨,非謂雨水之味甘也。推此以論,甘露必謂其降下時,適潤養萬物,未必露味甘也。亦有露甘味如飴蜜者,俱太平之應,非養萬物之甘露也。何以明之?案甘露如飴蜜者,著於樹木,不著五穀。彼露味不甘者,其下時,土地滋潤流濕,萬物洽沾濡溥。由此言之,《爾雅》且近得實。緣《爾雅》之言,驗之於物,案味甘之露下著樹木,察所著之樹,不能茂於所不著之木。然今之甘露,殆異於《爾雅》之所謂甘露。欲驗《爾雅》之甘露,以萬物豐熟,災害不生,此則甘露降下之驗也。甘露下,是則醴泉矣。

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