| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Travels and Researches in South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone: formerly alight@mercury.interpath.net). To assure a high quality text,
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[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
Some obvious errors have been corrected.]
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
Also called, Travels and Researches in South Africa;
or, Journeys and Researches in South Africa.
By David Livingstone [British (Scot) Missionary and Explorer--1813-1873.]
David Livingstone was born in Scotland, received his medical degree
from the University of Glasgow, and was sent to South Africa
by the London Missionary Society. Circumstances led him to try to meet
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: again." So Eustace was now staying with his father at Chapel,
having, nevertheless, his private matters to transact on behalf of
the virtuous society by whom he had been brought up; one of which
private matters had brought him to Bideford the night before.
So he sat down beside Amyas on the pebbles, and looked at him all
over out of the corners of his eyes very gently, as if he did not
wish to hurt him, or even the flies on his back; and Amyas faced
right round, and looked him full in the face. with the heartiest
of smiles, and held out a lion's paw, which Eustace took
rapturously, and a great shaking of hands ensued; Amyas gripping
with a great round fist, and a quiet quiver thereof, as much as to
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from McTeague by Frank Norris: "water free."
"All right, all right," said McTeague, "I'll take it."
The other immediately produced a paper.
"Well, then, suppose you sign for the first month's rent,
and we'll call it a bargain. That's business, you know,"
and McTeague, hesitating, signed.
"I'd like to have talked more with my wife about it first,"
he said, dubiously.
"Oh, that's all right," answered the owner, easily. "I
guess if the head of the family wants a thing, that's
enough."
McTeague |
