The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: satellite, if not altogether obscured by his lustre, must revolve
hereafter in a dimmer and more distant sphere. So thought the
court and courtiers, from high to low; and they acted
accordingly.
On the other hand, never did Leicester return the general
greeting with such ready and condescending courtesy, or endeavour
more successfully to gather (in the words of one who at that
moment stood at no great distance from him) "golden opinions from
all sorts of men."
For all the favourite Earl had a bow a smile at least, and often
a kind word. Most of these were addressed to courtiers, whose
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: through its whole toilet as tranquilly as if it knew it was
perfectly safe. As indeed it was; for as sorely as Tom's
hands itched to grab for it they did not dare -- he believed
his soul would be instantly destroyed if he did such
a thing while the prayer was going on. But with
the closing sentence his hand began to curve and steal
forward; and the instant the "Amen" was out the fly
was a prisoner of war. His aunt detected the act and
made him let it go.
The minister gave out his text and droned along
monotonously through an argument that was so prosy
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