| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske: Risonavan per l' ner senza stelle,
Perch' io al cominciar ne lagrimai."
Canto V., line 84:--
LONGFELLOW.--"Fly through the air by their volition borne."
CARY.--"Cleave the air, wafted by their will along."
PARSONS.--"Sped ever onward by their wish alone."[43]
[43] "Volan per l' aer dal voler portate."
Canto XVII., line 42:--
LONGFELLOW.--"That he concede to us his stalwart shoulders."
CARY--"That to us he may vouchsafe
The aid of his strong shoulders."
The Unseen World and Other Essays |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle: Eleazer Cooper concealed under the immobility of his countenance
no small degree of confusion.
After Captain Cooper had led the way into the cabin and he and
the younger man were seated over a pipe of tobacco and the
invariable bottle of fine old Jamaica rum, Mainwaring made no
attempt to refrain from questioning him as to the reason for this
singular and ominous transformation.
"I am a man of peace, James Mainwaring," Eleazer replied, "but
there are men of blood in these waters, and an appearance of
great strength is of use to protect the innocent from the wicked.
If I remained in appearance the peaceful trader I really am, how
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Massimilla Doni by Honore de Balzac: custom. She had concluded that her daughter, emerging from a convent
to embark in life, would achieve, under the laws of love, that second
union of heart with heart which, to an Italian woman, is all in all.
But Massimilla Doni had acquired in her convent a real taste for a
religious life, and, when she had pledged her troth to Duke Cataneo,
she was Christianly content to be his wife.
This was an untenable position. Cataneo, who only looked for a
duchess, thought himself ridiculous as a husband; and, when Massimilla
complained of this indifference, he calmly bid her look about her for
a /cavaliere servente/, even offering his services to introduce to her
some youths from whom to choose. The Duchess wept; the Duke made his
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