| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister: fingers in his strong glove, he spoke:--
"This town's worse than Sunday."
Then he got into the automobile. They all followed to see Charley off,
and he addressed me.
"I shall be glad," he said, "if you will make one of a little party on
the yacht next Sunday, when I come back. And you also," he added to John.
Both John and I expressed our acceptance in suitable forms, and the
automobile took its way to the train.
"Your Kings Port streets," I said, as we walked back toward Mrs.
Trevise's, "are not very favorable for automobiles."
"No," he returned briefly. I don't remember that either of us found more
to say until we had reached my front door, when he asked, "Will the day
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare: PALAMON.
Nor none so honest, Arcite.
ARCITE.
That's no matter,
Wee'l argue that hereafter: Come, take courage;
You shall not dye thus beastly: here, Sir, drinke;
I know you are faint: then ile talke further with you.
PALAMON.
Arcite, thou mightst now poyson me.
ARCITE.
I might,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Iliad by Homer: Menelaus, "Look, Menelaus, and if Antilochus son of Nestor be
still living, send him at once to tell Achilles that by far the
dearest to him of all his comrades has fallen."
Menelaus heeded his words and went his way as a lion from a
stockyard--the lion is tired of attacking the men and hounds, who
keep watch the whole night through and will not let him feast on
the fat of their herd. In his lust of meat he makes straight at
them but in vain, for darts from strong hands assail him, and
burning brands which daunt him for all his hunger, so in the
morning he slinks sulkily away--even so did Menelaus sorely
against his will leave Patroclus, in great fear lest the Achaeans
The Iliad |
