The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Othello by William Shakespeare: Cannot be truely follow'd. You shall marke
Many a dutious and knee-crooking knaue;
That (doting on his owne obsequious bondage)
Weares out his time, much like his Masters Asse,
For naught but Prouender, & when he's old Casheer'd.
Whip me such honest knaues. Others there are
Who trym'd in Formes, and visages of Dutie,
Keepe yet their hearts attending on themselues,
And throwing but showes of Seruice on their Lords
Doe well thriue by them.
And when they haue lin'd their Coates
Othello |
The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: shall be desolate.
PSA 34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them
that trust in him shall be desolate.
PSA 35:1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight
against them that fight against me.
PSA 35:2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
PSA 35:3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that
persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.
PSA 35:4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my
soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my
hurt.
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