| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Mansion by Henry van Dyke: three--small churches, and the greater part of a large one,
the spire of St. Petro--"
The Keeper of the Gate lifted his hand.
"Wait," he said; "we know all these things. They were not ill
done.
But they were all marked and used as foundation for the name and
mansion of
John Weightman in the world. Did you not plan them for that?"
"Yes," answered the man, confused and taken aback, "I confess
that
I thought often of them in that way. Perhaps my heart was
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Apology by Xenophon: happened to know of some place outside Attica where death was
forbidden to set foot?"
[40] {sunagoreuein}, L. and S. cf Thuc. vi. 6, "partisans," viii. 84,
"pleaded the case of" (Jowett).
[41] Or, "laid the greatest stress of not being guilty of impiety";
"attached the greatest importance to the fact that he was never
guilty of impiety."
[42] {upotimasthai}. See L. Dind. cf. Cic. "Orat." i. 54; the
technical word is {antitimasthai}. Cf. Plat. "Apol." 36 D; Diog.
Laert. ii. 41. These authorities tell a different story. Why
should these stories, if true, as no doubt they were, be omitted?
The Apology |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: je suis amoureuse, Iokanaan. Tes cheveux ressemblent e des grappes
de raisins, e des grappes de raisins noirs qui pendent des vignes
d'Edom dans le pays des Edomites. Tes cheveux sont comme les cedres
du Liban, comme les grands cedres du Liban qui donnent de l'ombre
aux lions et aux voleurs qui veulent se cacher pendant la journee.
Les longues nuits noires, les nuits ou la lune ne se montre pas, ou
les etoiles ont peur, ne sont pas aussi noires. Le silence qui
demeure dans les forets n'est pas aussi noir. Il n'y a rien au
monde d'aussi noir que tes cheveux . . . Laisse-moi toucher tes
cheveux.
IOKANAAN. Arriere, fille de Sodome! Ne me touchez pas. Il ne faut
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