| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: his title to relationship with the prince of that element, "I
have told them who YOU are, do you in return tell me who I am?"
"Either Flibbertigibbet," answered Wayland Smith, "or else an imp
of the devil in good earnest."
"Thou hast hit it," answered Dickie Sludge. "I am thine own
Flibbertigibbet, man; and I have broken forth of bounds, along
with my learned preceptor, as I told thee I would do, whether he
would or not. But what lady hast thou got with thee? I saw thou
wert at fault the first question was asked, and so I drew up for
thy assistance. But I must know all who she is, dear Wayland."
"Thou shalt know fifty finer things, my dear ingle," said
Kenilworth |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Helen of Troy And Other Poems by Sara Teasdale: Will tell the little sparrow
Beside his window-pane.
O sparrow, little sparrow,
When I am fast asleep,
Then tell my love the secret
That I have died to keep.
But Not to Me
The April night is still and sweet
With flowers on every tree;
Peace comes to them on quiet feet,
But not to me.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "Though there are twelve more," continued Professor
Maxon, "you were my first born son and I loved you
most, dear child."
The younger man was horrified.
"My God, Professor!" he cried. "Are you mad? Can you
call this thing `child' and mourn over it when you do
not yet know the fate of your own daughter?"
Professor Maxon looked up sadly. "You do not
understand, Dr. von Horn," he replied coldly, "and you
will oblige me, in the future, by not again referring
to the offspring of my labors as `things.'"
The Monster Men |
