| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: for ever hold his peace."
Craddock paused, and his piercing eyes searched the
man and woman before him.
"I require to charge you both, as ye will answer at
the dreadful day of judgment, when the secrets of all
hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you know
any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined
together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it----"
Again he paused. The perspiration stood in beads
on Jim's forehead, and he glanced uneasily at Mary from
the corners of his drooping eyes. A smile was playing
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Essays & Lectures by Oscar Wilde: and, in doing so, have almost annihilated the modern sculptor.
And, in looking around at the figures which adorn our parks, one
could almost wish that we had completely killed the noble art. To
see the frock-coat of the drawing-room done in bronze, or the
double waistcoat perpetuated in marble, adds a new horror to death.
But indeed, in looking through the history of costume, seeking an
answer to the questions we have propounded, there is little that is
either beautiful or appropriate. One of the earliest forms is the
Greek drapery which is exquisite for young girls. And then, I
think we may be pardoned a little enthusiasm over the dress of the
time of Charles I., so beautiful indeed, that in spite of its
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ancient Regime by Charles Kingsley: and other social drawbacks which are but too patent, retard the
manhood of the working classes. That it should be so, is a wrong.
For if a citizen have one right above all others to demand anything
of his country, it is that he should be educated; that whatever
capabilities he may have in him, however small, should have their
fair and full chance of development. But the cause of the wrong is
not the existence of a caste, or a privileged class, or of anything
save the plain fact, that some men will be always able to pay more
for their children's education than others; and that those children
will, inevitably, win in the struggle of life.
Meanwhile, in this fact is to be found the most weighty, if not the
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