| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: was in my hands. But then there came a Scotsman--it is supposed
he had a certain talent--it was entirely directed to
bookkeeping--no accountant in London could understand a word of
any of his books; and then there was Morris, who is perfectly
incompetent. And now it is worth very little. Morris tried to
sell it last year; and Pogram and Jarris offered only four
thousand.'
'I shall turn my attention to leather,' said Michael with
decision.
'You?' asked Joseph. 'I advise you not. There is nothing in the
whole field of commerce more surprising than the fluctuations of
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling: Because on the bones of the English the English Flag is stayed.
"The desert-dust hath dimmed it, the flying wild-ass knows,
The scared white leopard winds it across the taintless snows.
What is the Flag of England? Ye have but my sun to dare,
Ye have but my sands to travel. Go forth, for it is there!"
The West Wind called: -- "In squadrons the thoughtless galleons fly
That bear the wheat and cattle lest street-bred people die.
They make my might their porter, they make my house their path,
Till I loose my neck from their rudder and whelm them all in my wrath.
Verses 1889-1896 |
