| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes: vulgar tongues can a better statement of these relations be found
than in "Cliges."
So we leave Chretien to speak across the ages for himself and his
generation. He is to be read as a story-teller rather than as a
poet, as a casuist rather than as a philosopher. But when all
deductions are made, his significance as a literary artist and as
the founder of a precious literary tradition distinguishes him
from all other poets of the Latin races between the close of the
Empire and the arrival of Dante.
-- W. W. COMFORT.
EREC ET ENIDE (1)
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle: heroes of piratical fame, there was hardly a creek or stream or
point of land along our coast, hardly a convenient bit of good
sandy beach, or hump of rock, or water- washed cave, where
fabulous treasures were not said to have been hidden by this
worthy marooner. Now we are assured that he never was a pirate,
and never did bury any treasure, excepting a certain chest, which
he was compelled to hide upon Gardiner's Island--and perhaps even
it was mythical.
So poor Kidd must be relegated to the dull ranks of simply
respectable people, or semirespectable people at best.
But with "Blackbeard" it is different, for in him we have a real,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: presently fell fast asleep. His day in the metropolis had been a busy
one, for, like all boys, he had forgotten himself in the delight of
sight-seeing and had tired his muscles and exhausted his strength to
an unusual degree.
It was about three o'clock in the morning when Rob, moving restlessly
in his sleep, accidently touched with his right hand the indicator of
the machine which was fastened to his left wrist, setting it a couple
of points to the south of east. He was, of course, unaware of the
slight alteration in his course, which was destined to prove of
serious importance in the near future. For the boy's fatigue induced
him to sleep far beyond daybreak, and during this period of
The Master Key |
