| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard: 'Never have I seen the like, Macumazahn, never,' he said. 'The
battles of my people are as the play of children to what this
will be. Thinkest thou that they will fight it out?'
'Ay,' I answered sadly, 'to the death. Content thyself, "Woodpecker",
for once shalt thou peck thy fill.'
Time went on, and still there was no sign of an attack. A force
of cavalry crossed the brook, indeed, and rode slowly along our
front, evidently taking stock of our position and numbers. With
this we did not attempt to interfere, as our decision was to
stand strictly on the defensive, and not to waste a single man.
The men breakfasted and stood to their arms, and the hours wore
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: his hands by a side movement of the head;[29] for if so he will follow
up the impetus of that rude knock. In case of that misfortune, the
huntsman must throw himself upon his face and clutch tight hold of the
brushwood under him, since if the wild boar should attack him in that
posture, owing to the upward curve of its tusks, it cannot get under
him;[30] whereas if caught erect, he must be wounded. What will happen
then is, that the beast will try to raise him up, and failing that
will stand upon and trample him.
[26] {epanieis}. See Sturz, s.v.
[27] Lit. "forwards the left foot will follow the left arm and the
right foot the other."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Princess by Alfred Tennyson: To push my rival out of place and power.
But public use required she should be known;
And since my oath was ta'en for public use,
I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.
I spoke not then at first, but watched them well,
Saw that they kept apart, no mischief done;
And yet this day (though you should hate me for it)
I came to tell you; found that you had gone,
Ridden to the hills, she likewise: now, I thought,
That surely she will speak; if not, then I:
Did she? These monsters blazoned what they were,
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