| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Theaetetus by Plato: rational explanation? And very likely there may be found some one who will
not prefer this but the third.
THEAETETUS: You are quite right; there is still one remaining. The first
was the image or expression of the mind in speech; the second, which has
just been mentioned, is a way of reaching the whole by an enumeration of
the elements. But what is the third definition?
SOCRATES: There is, further, the popular notion of telling the mark or
sign of difference which distinguishes the thing in question from all
others.
THEAETETUS: Can you give me any example of such a definition?
SOCRATES: As, for example, in the case of the sun, I think that you would
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lin McLean by Owen Wister: "Yus never loved me!" she exclaimed.
"Shucks!"
"Lin, Lin, is it all over? You know yus loved me on Bear Creek. Say you
did. Only say it was once that way." And as he sat, she came and put her
arms round his neck. For a moment he did not move, letting himself be
held; and then she kissed him. The plates crashed as he beat and struck
her down upon the table. He was on his feet, cursing himself. As he went
out of the door, she lay where she had fallen beneath his fist, looking
after him and smiling.
McLean walked down Box Elder Creek through the trees toward the stable,
where Lusk had gone to put the horse in the wagon. Once he leaned his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Chance by Joseph Conrad: I don't want to waste any more of my time over your friend. We must
be done with this to-day. Just go and have a look at that garniture
de cheminee yonder. There's another, something like it, in the
castle of Laeken, but mine's much superior in design."
I moved accordingly to the other side of that big room. The
garniture was very fine. But while pretending to examine it I
watched my man going forward to meet a tall visitor, who said, "I
thought you would be disengaged so early. It's only a word or two"-
-and after a whispered confabulation of no more than a minute,
reconduct him to the door and shake hands ceremoniously. "Not at
all, not at all. Very pleased to be of use. You can depend
Chance |
