| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela: "Not the likes of you, Goddamn you! Kill me your-
self, Demetrio!"
War Paint stepped forward, surrendered her dagger
and, thrusting her breast forward, let her arms fall to
her side.
Demetrio picked up the dagger, red with blood, but
his eyes clouded; he hesitated, took a step backward.
Then, with a heavy hoarse voice he growled, enraged:
"Get out of here! Quick!"
No one dared stop her. She moved off slowly, mute,
somber.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Chronicles of the Canongate by Walter Scott: fairly wrought out, as a good tune is grinded into vulgarity when
it descends to the hurdy-gurdy and the barrel-organ."
"If it be really tune," I replied, "it will recover its better
qualities when it gets into the hands of better artists."
"Umph!" said Mrs. Baliol, tapping her box, "we are happy in our
own good opinion this evening, Mr. Croftangry. And so you think
you can restore the gloss to the tartan which it has lost by
being dragged through so many fingers?"
"With your assistance to procure materials, my dear lady, much, I
think, may be done."
"Well, I must do my best, I suppose, though all I know about the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Divine Comedy (translated by H.F. Cary) by Dante Alighieri: v. 48. And sorrows.] This fine moral, that not to enjoy our
being is to be ungrateful to the Author of it, is well expressed
in Spenser, F. Q. b. iv. c. viii. st. 15.
For he whose daies in wilful woe are worne
The grace of his Creator doth despise,
That will not use his gifts for thankless
nigardise.
v. 53. Cahors.] A city in Guienne, much frequented by usurers
v. 83. Thy ethic page.] He refers to Aristotle's Ethics.
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"In the next place, entering, on another division of the subject,
The Divine Comedy (translated by H.F. Cary) |
