| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: tedious drunkards; the determination not to let the Parisian girl
in Brieux's Les Avaries come on the stage and drive into people's
minds what her diseases mean for her and for themselves. All
that, says the King's Reader in effect, is horrifying, loathsome.
Precisely: what does he expect it to be? would he have us
represent it as beautiful and gratifying? The answer to this
question, I fear, must be a blunt Yes; for it seems impossible to
root out of an Englishman's mind the notion that vice is
delightful, and that abstention from it is privation. At all
events, as long as the tempting side of it is kept towards the
public, and softened by plenty of sentiment and sympathy, it is
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Rig Veda:
HYMN LVII. Indra.
1. EVEN as a car to give us aid, we draw thee hither for our
bliss,
Strong in thy deeds, checking assault, Lord, Mightiest Indra,
of the
brave!
2 Great in tby power and wisdom, Strong, with thought that
comprehendeth all
The Rig Veda |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: "Indeed, yes, my lad. There are Indians everywhere on the river. I think,
however, with Jack and Lew handling the paddles, you will slip by safely. The
plan is to keep along the south shore all night; then cross over at a place
called Girty's Point, where you are to remain in hiding during daylight. From
there you paddle up Yellow Creek; then portage across country to the head of
the Tuscarwawas. Another night's journey will then bring you to the Village of
Peace."
Jim and Mr. Wells, with his nieces, joined the party now, and all stood
watching as the last logs were put in place.
"Colonel Zane, my first log-raising is an education to me," said the young
minister, in his earnest manner. "This scene is so full of life. I never saw
The Spirit of the Border |
