| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: More in the clustering throng are pressed to death,
Than by the enemy, a thousand fold.
KING JOHN.
O hapless fortune! Let us yet assay,
If we can counsel some of them to stay.
[Exeunt.]
ACT III. SCENE V. The Same.
[Enter King Edward and Audley.]
KING EDWARD.
Lord Audley, whiles our son is in the chase,
With draw our powers unto this little hill,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland by Olive Schreiner: ourselves; but I never before heard that we had to sacrifice ourselves for
people that are not born. What are they to you? You will be dust, and
lying in your grave, before that time comes. If you believe in God,' she
said, 'why cannot you leave it to Him to bring good out of all this evil?
Does He need YOU to be made a martyr of? or will the world be lost without
YOU?'
"He said, 'Wife, if my right hand be in a fire, shall I not pull it out?
Shall I say, 'God may bring good out of this evil,' and let it burn? That
Unknown that lies beyond us we know of no otherwise than through its
manifestation in our own hearts; it works no otherwise upon the sons of men
than through man. And shall I feel no bond binding me to the men to come,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott: that prompts your voice? Know that this young lady has not on
earth a friend who would venture farther to save her from injury
or from insult."
"And is it even so?" said the old woman, in an altered but
melancholy tone, "then God help you both!"
"Amen! Alice," said Lucy, who had not comprehended the import
of what the blind woman had hinted, "and send you your senses,
Alice, and your good humour. If you hold this mysterious
language, instead of welcoming your friends, they will think of
you as other people do."
"And how do other people think?" said Ravenswood, for he also
The Bride of Lammermoor |
