鳥奇

鳥奇

鳥之奇者,有信天翁焉。𦑎而立於漩澴之濱,俟魚之過者嗛之,不急遽以求,無容心於獲。蒼苔白石,白適其天,饑渴頓踣,不改其度。噫!是鳥也,其强至矣。淡而無欲,廉而知足,可以卽清靜之福。造造化不可以常理測也,五行不可以一律度也。召嘗廢寢,民以知蟹,鰲無腸,給蜃無臟,馬無胆,獺無肝,猴無脾,蚓西陵民無心,水母無目,龜鼈無耳,蟬飮而不食,蠶食而不飲,斯豈五行有缺,造化不全乎?物有自然,譬如蛇行委蛇,蛙行蹲踏,蟋蟀以躍,螬虫以縮,其行自若,其不行而行亦自若,多足不礙,少足不害,物行其天,人測其理,理有不逮,天無不至矣。

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