| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll: That is easy: a baby, I think, could have caught it.
"Next, the fish must be bought."
That is easy: a penny, I think, would have bought it.
"Now cook me the fish!"
That is easy, and will not take more than a minute.
"Let it lie in a dish!"
That is easy, because it already is in it.
"Bring it here! Let me sup!"
It is easy to set such a dish on the table.
"Take the dish-cover up!"
Ah, THAT is so hard that I fear I'm unable!
Through the Looking-Glass |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: whatever it was, I guessed that it must be with me. After about an
hour I got my breakfast. Then I went into the office, intending to be
brisk, businesslike, and careful about asking questions.
"I'd like to pay my bill, and also for a little damage," I said, telling
what had happened.
"Somebody'll kill thet Greaser yet," was all the comment the man made.
I went outside, not knowing whether to be angry or amused with these queer
people. In the broad light of day Holston looked as bad as it had made me
feel by night. All I could see were the station and freight-sheds, several
stores with high, wide signs, glaringly painted, and a long block of
saloons. When I had turned a street corner, however, a number of stores
The Young Forester |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from On Horsemanship by Xenophon: belly the region between the ribs and thighs). That is the horse who
will be able to plant his hind-legs well under the forearm. If while
he is so planting his hind-quarters, he is pulled up with the bit, he
lowers his hind-legs on his hocks[2] and raises the forepart of his
body, so that any one in front of him will see the whole length of his
belly to the sheath.[3] At the moment the horse does this, the rider
should give him the rein, so that he may display the noblest feats
which a horse can perform of his own free will, to the satisfaction of
the spectators.
[1] {lampros}. Cf. Isae. xi. 41 ("On the estate of Hagnias"), Lys.
xix. 63 ("de Bon. Arist.").
On Horsemanship |
