| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry: I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of
experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct
of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with
which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House.
Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?
Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves
to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our
petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and
darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and
reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Tanach: Proverbs 9: 9 Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 9: 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
Proverbs 9: 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
Proverbs 9: 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'
Proverbs 9: 13 The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
Proverbs 9: 14 And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs 9: 15 To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:
Proverbs 9: 16 'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
Proverbs 9: 17 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'
Proverbs 9: 18 But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.
Proverbs 10: 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
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