| The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum: the spare straps from the harness of the Sawhorse.
CHAPTER 8
THE MYSTERIOUS CITY
There they sat upon the grass, their heads still swimming from their
dizzy flights, and looked at one another in silent bewilderment. But
presently, when assured that no one was injured, they grew more calm
and collected, and the Lion said with a sigh of relief, "Who would
have thought those Merry-Go-Round Mountains were made of rubber?"
"Are they really rubber?" asked Trot.
"They must be," replied the Lion, "for otherwise we would not have
bounded so swiftly from one to another without getting hurt."
The Lost Princess of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Agesilaus by Xenophon: himself on being unapproachable, the other rejoiced in being
accessible to all the world; the one, with his airs and graces, was
pleased to transact business slowly, the other was never so happy as
when he could satisfy the demands of a petitioner without waste of
time.[4]
[1] Or, "how he presented his own manner in antithesis to the false
pretences of the Persian." For {alazoneia} see "Mem." I. vii. 1;
Aristot. "N. E." iv. 7; Theophr. "Char." vi.
[2] Lit. "a life striving towards beauteousness."
[3] Or, "added but greater lustre."
[4] Lit. "could satisfy and dismiss his petitioners without delay."
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