篇翰靡不通。
弱冠参多士，
Well versed in classic learning and all those. At twenty I met men of high renown,
飞步游秦宫。
侧睹君子论，
Here and there in the capital town. When I heard them chatter now and then,
预见古人风。
两说穷舌端，
I got to know the ways of ancient men. With eloquence of tongue,
五车摧笔峰。
羞当白璧赊，
I could speak well; With mastery of wits,
耻受聊城功。
晚节从世务，
I could write well. I would neither accept what
乘障远和戎。
解佩袭犀渠，
I had won Nor receive rewards for what