| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: for never before had London seen such shooting as this;
and never again would it see it after Robin Hood's day had gone.
All saw that the King's archers were fairly beaten, and stout Gilbert
clapped his palm to Robin's, owning that he could never hope to draw
such a bowstring as Robin Hood or Little John. But the King,
full of wrath, would not have it so, though he knew in his
mind that his men could not stand against those fellows.
"Nay!" cried he, clenching his hands upon the arms of his seat,
"Gilbert is not yet beaten! Did he not strike the clout thrice?
Although I have lost my wager, he hath not yet lost the first prize.
They shall shoot again, and still again, till either he or that knave
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: "Very good; then Anicette shall enter the Beauvisage household at
once."
He whistled. Paradise presented himself so rapidly that his master
said: "You were listening!"
"In spite of myself, Monsieur le comte; these partitions are nothing
but paper. But if Monsieur le comte prefers, I will move upstairs."
"No, you can listen; it is your perquisite. It is for me to speak low
when I don't want you to know my affairs. Go back to Cinq-Cygne, and
give this gold piece to that little Anicette from me. Julien shall
have the credit of enticing her away," he continued, addressing
Goulard. "That bit of gold will inform her that she is to follow him.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: what He has ordained you, haply ye may fear!
Then we gave Moses the Book, complete for him who acts aright, and a
decision and a guidance and a mercy; haply in the meeting of their
Lord they will believe.
This is the Book which we have sent down; it is a blessing; follow
it then and fear; haply ye may obtain mercy. Lest ye say, 'The Book
was only sent down to two sects before us; verily, we, for what they
read, care naught.' Or, lest ye should say, 'Had we had a book
revealed to us we should surely have been more guided than they;'
but there is come to them a manifest sign from their Lord, and a
guidance and a mercy; who then is more unjust than he who calls
The Koran |
