| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Oscar Wilde Miscellaneous by Oscar Wilde: Those who are curious in this art can draw
Poor souls from prison-houses. I have heard also
How such strange magic lurks within these shells
That at their bidding casements open wide
And Innocence puts vine-leaves in her hair,
And wantons like a maenad. Let that pass.
Your lute I know is chaste. And therefore play:
Ravish my ears with some sweet melody;
My soul is in a prison-house, and needs
Music to cure its madness. Good Bianca,
Entreat our guest to play.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: superintendent paid you, did he?"
"In the same manner as, in opposition to the king's
expectation, you refused to pay me."
"I did not refuse, monsieur, I only begged you to wait. And
you say that M. Fouquet paid you your five thousand livres?"
"Yes, as you might have done; but he did even better than
that, M. Colbert."
"And what did he do?"
"He politely counted me down the sum-total, saying, that for
the king, his coffers were always full."
"The sum-total! M. Fouquet has given you twenty thousand
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