| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: QUEEN MARGARET.
Let me give humble thanks for all at once.
KING LEWIS.
Then, England's messenger, return in post
And tell false Edward, thy supposed king,
That Lewis of France is sending over maskers
To revel it with him and his new bride.
Thou seest what's past; go fear thy king withal.
BONA.
Tell him, in hope he'll prove a widower shortly,
I'll wear the willow garland for his sake.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Essays of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon: some persons of violent and undertaking natures,
who, so they may have power and business, will
take it at any cost.
Now, to speak of public envy. There is yet some
good in public envy, whereas in private, there is
none. For public envy, is as an ostracism, that
eclipseth men, when they grow too great. And
therefore it is a bridle also to great ones, to keep
them within bounds.
This envy, being in the Latin word invidia,
goeth in the modern language, by the name of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: effort. He would have to buy stamps for return postage; a letter
would have to be written, a large envelope procured, the accurate
address ascertained. For the moment his supplement work demanded
his attention. He put off sending the story from day to day. His
interest in it had abated. And for that matter he soon discovered
he had other things to think of.
It had been easy to promise Blix that he would no longer gamble at
his club with the other men of his acquaintance; but it was "death
and the devil," as he told himself, to abide by that promise.
More than once in the fortnight following upon his resolution he
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