| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: spear.
[23] Or, "a pretty chase must follow."
[24] Or, "if within the prison of the net the ground be sloping, it
will not take long to make him spring up; he will be up again on
his legs in no time."
[25] Or, "being concerned about himself."
Should the animal for all that rain of javelins and stones refuse to
stretch the skirting-rope, should he rather relax[26] in that
direction and make a right-about-face turn bearing down on his
assailant, there is nothing for it, under these circumstances, but to
seize a boar-spear, and advance; firmly clutching it with the left
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: public prosecutor wanted it read simply because he knew he had a
right to demand it, had no option but to express his consent.
The secretary got out the doctor's report and again began to read
in his weary lisping voice, making no distinction between the
"r's" and "l's."
The external examination proved that:
"1. Theropont Smelkoff's height was six feet five inches.
"Not so bad, that. A very good size," whispered the merchant,
with interest, into Nekhludoff's ear.
2. He looked about 40 years of age.
3. The body was of a swollen appearance.
Resurrection |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Statesman by Plato: the young, who would persuade them to follow the art of medicine or
piloting in an unlawful manner, and to exercise an arbitrary rule over
their patients or ships, any one who is qualified by law may inform against
him, and indict him in some court, and then if he is found to be persuading
any, whether young or old, to act contrary to the written law, he is to be
punished with the utmost rigour; for no one should presume to be wiser than
the laws; and as touching healing and health and piloting and navigation,
the nature of them is known to all, for anybody may learn the written laws
and the national customs. If such were the mode of procedure, Socrates,
about these sciences and about generalship, and any branch of hunting, or
about painting or imitation in general, or carpentry, or any sort of
Statesman |
