| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Hellenica by Xenophon: 84); Grote, "H. G." ix. 345, note 2.
[6] For the neodamodes, hypomeiones, perioeci, see Arnold, "Thuc." v.
34; Muller, "Dorians," ii. 43, 84, 18; Busolt, op. cit. p 16.
[7] See "Anab." IV. viii. 14; and Hom. "Il." iv. 34.
As the result of their inquiry the ephors were persuaded that the
man's statements were based upon things he had really seen,[8] and
they were so alarmed that they did not even venture to summon the
Little Assembly,[9] as it was named; but holding informal meetings
among themselves--a few senators here and a few there--they determined
to send Cinadon and others of the young men to Aulon, with
instructions to apprehend certain of the inhabitants and helots, whose
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Camille by Alexandre Dumas: was going to ring, I went up to her and said, "Good-evening."
"Ah, it is you," she said, in a tone that by no means reassured
me as to her pleasure in seeing me.
"Did you not promise me that I might come and see you to-day?"
"Quite right. I had forgotten."
This word upset all the reflections I had had during the day.
Nevertheless, I was beginning to get used to her ways, and I did
not leave her, as I should certainly have done once. We entered.
Nanine had already opened the door.
"Has Prudence come?" said Marguerite.
"No, madame."
Camille |
| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne: indelicacy of our language be it spoke, there is no chaste word throughout
all Johnson's dictionary--let it suffice to say--it was that particular
aperture which, in all good societies, the laws of decorum do strictly
require, like the temple of Janus (in peace at least) to be universally
shut up.
The neglect of this punctilio in Phutatorius (which by-the-bye should be a
warning to all mankind) had opened a door to this accident.--
Accident I call it, in compliance to a received mode of speaking--but in no
opposition to the opinion either of Acrites or Mythogeras in this matter; I
know they were both prepossessed and fully persuaded of it--and are so to
this hour, That there was nothing of accident in the whole event--but that
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Under the Andes by Rex Stout: poised above his head; I made no movement, thinking that on such
precarious footing he would have difficulty to hurl the thing at
all. Wherein I underrated his skill, and it nearly cost me dear.
Suddenly, with hardly a movement of his body, his arm snapped
forward. I ducked to one side instinctively and heard the spear
whistle past my ear with the speed of a bullet, so close that the
butt of the shaft struck the side of my head a glancing blow and
toppled me over.
I sprang quickly to my feet, and barely in time, for I saw the
Inca stoop over, pick up another spear from the raft, and draw it
back above his head. At the same moment the second raft drew up
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