The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King Lear by William Shakespeare: Exit [Cornwall, led by Regan].
2. Serv. I'll never care what wickedness I do,
If this man come to good.
3. Serv. If she live long,
And in the end meet the old course of death,
Women will all turn monsters.
2. Serv. Let's follow the old Earl, and get the bedlam
To lead him where he would. His roguish madness
Allows itself to anything.
3. Serv. Go thou. I'll fetch some flax and whites of eggs
To apply to his bleeding face. Now heaven help him!
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: "A poet, too," said Don Pedro. "You have no notion what sweet
sonnets--"
"Hush, Don Pedro--hush! If I, a mateless bird, have spent an idle
hour in teaching lovers how to sing, why, what of that? I am a
churchman, senors; but I am a man and I can feel, senors; I can
sympathize; I can palliate; I can excuse. Who knows better than I
how much human nature lurks in us fallen sons of Adam? Tita!"
"Um?" said the trembling girl, with a true Indian grunt.
"Fill his excellency the intendant's glass. Does much more
treasure come down, illustrious senor? May the poor of Mary hope
for a few more crumbs from their Mistress's table?"
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