| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Middlemarch by George Eliot: concern with any report of such a nature, I distinctly affirm that I
never made any statement to the effect that your son had borrowed money
on any property that might accrue to him on Mr. Featherstone's demise--
bless my heart! `property'--accrue--demise! Lawyer Standish is
nothing to him. He couldn't speak finer if he wanted to borrow.
Well," Mr. Featherstone here looked over his spectacles at Fred,
while he handed back the letter to him with a contemptuous gesture, "you
don't suppose I believe a thing because Bulstrode writes it out fine, eh?"
Fred colored. "You wished to have the letter, sir. I should
think it very likely that Mr. Bulstrode's denial is as good
as the authority which told you what he denies."
 Middlemarch |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Koran: before, and over whom time was prolonged, but their hearts grew
hard, and many of them were workers of abomination?
Know that God quickens the earth after its death!-we have manifested
to you the signs; haply ye may have some sense!
Verily, those who give in charity, men and women, who have lent to
God a goodly loan,-it shall be doubled for them, and for them is a
generous hire.
And those who believe in God and His Apostle, they are the
confessors and the martyrs with their Lord; for them is their hire and
their light! But those who misbelieve and call our signs lies, they
are the fellows of hell!
 The Koran |