| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Massimilla Doni by Honore de Balzac: "Are you not bound," said the Duchess, pointing to the ballet now
being danced, "to find all our dancers detestable and our singers
atrocious? Paris and London rob us of all our leading stars. Paris
passes judgment on them, and London pays them. Genovese and la Tinti
will not be left to us for six months--"
At this juncture, the Austrian left the box. Vendramin, the Prince,
and the other two Italians exchanged a look and a smile, glancing at
the French physician. He, for a moment, felt doubtful of himself,--a
rare thing in a Frenchman,--fancying he had said or done something
incongruous; but the riddle was immediately solved.
"Do you thing it would be judicious," said Emilio, "if we spoke our
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Divine Comedy (translated by H.F. Cary) by Dante Alighieri: 1313. The Emperor Henry of Luxemburg, by whom he had hoped to be
restored to Florence, dies. Par. C. XVII. 80. and XXX. 135.
He takes refuge at Ravenna with Guido Novello da Polenta.
1314. Pope Clement V. dies. H. C. XIX. 86. and
Par. C. XXVII. 53. and XXX. 141.
Philip IV. of France dies. Purg. C. VII. 108. and Par. C. XIX.
117.
Ferdinand IV. of Spain, dies. Par. C. XIX. 122.
Giacopo da Carrara defeated by Can Grande. Par. C. IX. 45.
1316. John XXII. elected Pope. Par. C. XXVII. 53.
1321. July. Dante dies at Ravenna, of a complaint brought on by
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: concluded to await developments and when the gang rode in to
Ord, probably from their various hiding-places, he would be
there ready to be denounced by Knell. Duane could not see any
other culmination of this series of events than a meeting
between Knell and himself. If that terminated fatally for Knell
there was all probability of Duane's being in no worse
situation than he was now. If Poggin took up the quarrel! Here
Duane accused himself again--tried in vain to revolt from a
judgment that he was only reasoning out excuses to meet these
outlaws.
Meanwhile, instead of waiting, why not hunt up Cheseldine in
The Lone Star Ranger |
