| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: We'll forward towards Warwick and his mates,
For well I wot that Henry is no soldier.--
Ah, froward Clarence! how evil it beseems thee
To flatter Henry and forsake thy brother!
Yet, as we may, we'll meet both thee and Warwick.--
Come on, brave soldiers; doubt not of the day,
And, that once gotten, doubt not of large pay.
[Exeunt.]
SCENE VIII. London. The Palace.
[Flourish. Enter KING HENRY, WARWICK, CLARENCE, MONTAGUE,
EXETER, and OXFORD.]
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Lysis by Plato: good,' are drawn together in a strange manner by personal attachment. The
essence of it is loyalty, without which it would cease to be friendship.
Another question 9) may be raised, whether friendship can safely exist
between young persons of different sexes, not connected by ties of
relationship, and without the thought of love or marriage; whether, again,
a wife or a husband should have any intimate friend, besides his or her
partner in marriage. The answer to this latter question is rather
perplexing, and would probably be different in different countries (compare
Sympos.). While we do not deny that great good may result from such
attachments, for the mind may be drawn out and the character enlarged by
them; yet we feel also that they are attended with many dangers, and that
Lysis |
| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Vendetta by Honore de Balzac: youth.
The father and daughter seldom spoke to each other. Both were nursing
in the depths of their heart a sentiment of hatred; they suffered, but
they suffered proudly, and in silence. Recognizing how strong were the
ties of love which bound them to each other, they each tried to break
them, but without success. No gentle thought came, as formerly, to
brighten the stern features of Piombo when he contemplated his
Ginevra. The girl had something savage in her eye when she looked at
her father; reproach sat enthroned on that innocent brow; she gave
herself up, it is true, to happy thoughts, and yet, at times, remorse
seemed to dull her eyes. It was not difficult to believe that she
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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 Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: on the way. Beyond that we must take our chance of discov-
ery. You are all dressed as are the people of this wicked city so
perhaps we may pass unnoticed, but at the gate it will be a dif-
ferent matter, for none is permitted to leave the city at night."
"Very well," replied the ape-man, "let us be on our way."
Otobu led them through the broken door of the outer room,
and part way down the corridor he turned into another apart-
ment at the right. This they crossed to a passageway beyond,
and, finally, traversing several rooms and corridors, he led
them down a flight of steps to a door which opened directly
upon a side street in rear of the palace.
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