| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Historical Lecturers and Essays by Charles Kingsley: historian of the Inquisition, makes no mention of Vesalius having
been brought before its tribunal, while he does mention Vesalius's
residence at Madrid. Another story is, that he went abroad to
escape the bad temper of his wife; another that he wanted to enrich
himself. Another story--and that not an unlikely one--is, that he
was jealous of the rising reputation of his pupil Fallopius, then
professor of anatomy at Venice. This distinguished surgeon, as I
said before, had written a book, in which he added to Vesalius's
discoveries, and corrected certain of his errors. Vesalius had
answered him hastily and angrily, quoting his anatomy from memory;
for, as he himself complained, he could not in Spain obtain a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion.
"Dearest Clerval," exclaimed I, "how kind, how very good you are to me.
This whole winter, instead of being spent in study, as you promised yourself,
has been consumed in my sick room. How shall I ever repay you? I feel the
greatest remorse for the disappointment of which I have been the occasion,
but you will forgive me."
"You will repay me entirely if you do not discompose yourself,
but get well as fast as you can; and since you appear in such
good spirits, I may speak to you on one subject, may I not?"
I trembled. One subject! What could it be? Could he allude to an
object on whom I dared not even think? "Compose yourself," said
Frankenstein |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lamentable Tragedy of Locrine and Mucedorus by William Shakespeare: I'll manifest thy fact unto the King,
Whose doom will be thy death, as thou deservest.
What ho, Mouse, come away!
[Enter Mouse.]
MOUSE.
Why how now, what's the matter?
I thought you would be calling before I had done.
SEGASTO.
Come, help; away with my friend.
MOUSE.
Why, is he drunk? cannot he stand on his feet?
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