| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: LADY GREY.
'T is better said than done, my gracious lord;
I am a subject fit to jest withal,
But far unfit to be a sovereign.
KING EDWARD.
Sweet widow, by my state I swear to thee,
I speak no more than what my soul intends;
And that is to enjoy thee for my love.
LADY GREY.
And that is more than I will yield unto.
I know I am too mean to be your queen,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Othello by William Shakespeare: Then in a politique distance
Cassio. I, but Lady,
That policie may either last so long,
Or feede vpon such nice and waterish diet,
Or breede it selfe so out of Circumstances,
That I being absent, and my place supply'd,
My Generall will forget my Loue, and Seruice
Des. Do not doubt that: before aemilia here,
I giue thee warrant of thy place. Assure thee,
If I do vow a friendship, Ile performe it
To the last Article. My Lord shall neuer rest,
Othello |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Silas Marner by George Eliot: this pipe."
"Ah, but who's to watch you, Dowlas, and see you do it? That's no
fair bet," said the butcher.
"No fair bet?" replied Mr. Dowlas, angrily. "I should like to
hear any man stand up and say I want to bet unfair. Come now,
Master Lundy, I should like to hear you say it."
"Very like you would," said the butcher. "But it's no business
o' mine. You're none o' my bargains, and I aren't a-going to try
and 'bate your price. If anybody 'll bid for you at your own
vallying, let him. I'm for peace and quietness, I am."
"Yes, that's what every yapping cur is, when you hold a stick up at
Silas Marner |
