| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: as if my eyes would find it something utterly alien and inconceivably
abhorrent.
When I did glance down and behold the familiar human
shape in quiet grey or blue clothing, I always felt a curious
relief, though in order to gain this relief I had to conquer an
infinite dread. I shunned mirrors as much as possible, and was
always shaved at the barber's.
It was a long time before I correlated
any of these disappointed feelings with the fleeting, visual impressions
which began to develop. The first such correlation had to do with
the odd sensation of an external, artificial restraint on my memory.
Shadow out of Time |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: for I myself raised the point during the depositions taken before
the committee of artillery."
"Quite true," said the general.
"Well," replied the major, "these figures go to prove that the
quantity of powder is not increased with the weight of the shot;
that is to say, if a 24-pounder shot requires sixteen pounds of
powder;-- in other words, if in ordinary guns we employ a
quantity of powder equal to two-thirds of the weight of the
projectile, this proportion is not constant. Calculate, and you
will see that in place of three hundred and thirty-three pounds
of powder, the quantity is reduced to no more than one hundred
From the Earth to the Moon |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy: now rose soon enough to breakfast with her father, in spite of the
unwontedness of the hour, had been commissioned by him to make the
same inquiry at South's. Marty had been standing at the door when
Miss Melbury arrived. Almost before the latter had spoken, Mrs.
Charmond's carriages, released from the obstruction up the lane,
came bowling along, and the two girls turned to regard the
spectacle.
Mrs. Charmond did not see them, but there was sufficient light for
them to discern her outline between the carriage windows. A
noticeable feature in her tournure was a magnificent mass of
braided locks.
The Woodlanders |
