| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: In the agitation of the moment, when her swimming eyes and dizzy
brain could hardly comprehend the sense of what she looked upon,
it is not surprising that Miss Vere should have omitted to remark
that this letter seemed to rest her scruples rather upon the form
and time of the proposed union, than on a rooted dislike to the
suitor proposed to her. Mr. Vere rang the bell, and gave the
letter to a servant to be delivered to Mr. Mareschal, and, rising
from his chair, continued to traverse the apartment in silence
and in great agitation until the answer was returned. He glanced
it over, and wrung the hand of his daughter as he gave it to her.
The tenor was as follows:--
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Off on a Comet by Jules Verne: And hurriedly he left the room. Followed immediately by the others,
he led the way to a level piece of ground, which he considered
he might fairly claim as neutral territory.
"Now, gentlemen," he began haughtily, "permit me to represent that,
in spite of any loss France may have sustained in the fate
of Algeria, France is ready to answer any provocation that affects
her honor. Here I am the representative of my country, and here,
on neutral ground--"
"Neutral ground?" objected Colonel Murphy; "I beg your pardon.
This, Captain Servadac, is English territory. Do you not see
the English flag?" and, as he spoke, he pointed with national pride
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Hiero by Xenophon: that is, harlots, who go openly to those that hire them" (Clough,
i. p. 190).
[7] Or, "fall a victim to passion through some calamity," "commit a
breach of chastity." Cf. Aristot. "H. A." VII. i. 9.
[8] Or, "if true affection still retain its virgin purity." As to this
extraordinary passage, see Hartman, op. cit. p. 242 foll.
So sovereign a good do I, for my part, esteem it to be loved, that I
do verily believe spontaneous blessings are outpoured from gods and
men on one so favoured.
This is that choice possession which, beyond all others, the monarch
is deprived of.
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