| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Firm of Nucingen by Honore de Balzac: said. Out of devotion to Henry II., who permitted himself this
slander, La Chataigneraie took it upon himself, and there followed the
duel which enriched the French language with the expression coup de
Jarnac."
"Oh! does it go so far back? Then it is noble?" said Finot.
"As a proprietor of newspapers and reviews of old standing, you are
not bound to know that," said Blondet.
"There are women," Bixiou gravely resumed, "and for that matter, men
too, who can cut their lives in two and give away but one-half.
(Remark how I word my phrase for you in humanitarian language.) For
these, all material interests lie without the range of sentiment. They
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Odyssey by Homer: being upborne on a great wave,) he saw the land very near.
And even as when most welcome to his children is the sight
of a father's life, who lies in sickness and strong pains
long wasting away, some angry god assailing him; and to
their delight the gods have loosed him from his trouble; so
welcome to Odysseus showed land and wood; and he swam
onward being eager to set foot on the strand. But when he
was within earshot of the shore, and heard now the thunder
of the sea against the reefs--for the great wave crashed
against the dry land belching in terrible wise, and all was
covered with foam of the sea,--for there were no harbours
The Odyssey |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: 1_Chronicles 13: 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and He smote him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
1_Chronicles 13: 11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth upon Uzza; and that place was called Perez-uzza unto this day.
1_Chronicles 13: 12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?'
1_Chronicles 13: 13 So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1_Chronicles 13: 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
1_Chronicles 14: 1 And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
1_Chronicles 14: 2 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.
1_Chronicles 14: 3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begot more sons and daughters.
1_Chronicles 14: 4 And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;
1_Chronicles 14: 5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet;
1_Chronicles 14: 6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
The Tanach |
