| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Collection of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter: carry one seven inch candle.
Besides--the candles which they
sell behave very strangely in warm
weather.
And Miss Dormouse refused to
take back the ends when they were
brought back to her with complaints.
And when Mr John Dormouse
was complained to, he stayed in
bed, and would say nothing but
"very snug;" which is not the way
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Gambara by Honore de Balzac: last believed in some magic like that commanded by Paganini and Liszt,
--a style of execution which changes every aspect of music as an art,
by giving it a poetic quality far above musical inventions.
"Well, Excellenza, and can you cure him?" asked Giardini, as Andrea
came out.
"I shall soon find out," replied the Count. "This man's intellect has
two windows; one is closed to the world, the other is open to the
heavens. The first is music, the second is poetry. Till now he has
insisted on sitting in front of the shuttered window; he must be got
to the other. It was you, Giardini, who first started me on the right
track, by telling me that your client's mind was clearer after
Gambara |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift: said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat, when he
hath only some particular friend, or his own family to dine with
him. Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow
popular among his tenants, the mother will have eight shillings
neat profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child.
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require)
may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed,
will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine
gentlemen.
As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this
purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may
A Modest Proposal |
