| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln: surrendered, it can be of but little consequence to him or to others
by which authority it is done. And should any one in any case be
content that his oath shall go unkept on a merely unsubstantial
controversy as to HOW it shall be kept?
Again, in any law upon this subject, ought not all the safeguards of
liberty known in civilized and humane jurisprudence to be introduced,
so that a free man be not, in any case, surrendered as a slave?
And might it not be well at the same time to provide by law for the
enforcement of that clause in the Constitution which guarantees that
"the citizen of each State shall be entitled to all privileges and
immunities of citizens in the several States?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: deep into Madeline Hammond's heart. Through it she saw what he
had lost and gained.
"Alfred, why did you not answer my last letters?" asked Madeline.
"I had not heard from you for two years."
"So long? How time flies! Well, things went bad with me about the
last time I heard from you. I always intended to write some day,
but I never did."
"Things went wrong? Tell me."
"Majesty, you mustn't worry yourself with my troubles. I want you
to enjoy your stay and not be bothered with my difficulties."
"Please tell me. I suspected something had gone wrong. That is
The Light of Western Stars |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy: it--about me. I--I was----"
Tess's breath quickened.
"Yes, dearest. Never mind."
"I--I--am not a Durbeyfield, but a d'Urberville--a
descendant of the same family as those that owned the
old house we passed. And--we are all gone to nothing!"
"A d'Urberville!--Indeed! And is that all the trouble,
dear Tess?"
"Yes," she answered faintly.
"Well--why should I love you less after knowing this?"
"I was told by the dairyman that you hated old
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman |
