| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Royalty Restored/London Under Charles II by J. Fitzgerald Molloy: --The King's flight.--Seeks refuge in Boscobel Wood.--The
faithful Pendrells.--Striving to cross the Severn.--Hiding in an
oak tree.--Sheltered by Master Lane.--Sets out with Mistress
Lane.--Perilous escapes.--On the road.--The king is recognised.
--Strange adventures.--His last night in England.
That King Charles had been miraculously preserved, as my Lord
Manchester set forth, there can be no doubt. His courageous
efforts to regain the Crown at the battle of Worcester and his
subsequent escapes from the vigilant pursuits of the Cromwellian
soldiers, would, if set down in justice and with detail, present
a story more entertaining than any romance ever written. Here
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: of Russian men to exist.
Here is a kind, gentle mother of a little girl
reading a story to her about Fox, a dog that
lamed some rabbits. And here is this little girl.
During her walks she sees other children, bare-
footed, hungry, hunting for green apples that have
fallen from the trees; and, so accustomed is she
to the sight, that these children do not seem to her
to be children such as she is, but only part of the
usual surroundings--the familiar landscape.
Why is this?
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