The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Ivanhoe by Walter Scott: shall be named, and then let him choose the lady
by whom it shall be filled. It will add another grace
to his triumph, and teach fair ladies to prize the love
of valiant knights, who can exalt them to such distinction.''
``If Brian de Bois-Guilbert gain the prize,'' said
the Prior, `` I will gage my rosary that I name the
Sovereign of Love and Beauty.''
``Bois-Guilbert,'' answered De Bracy, ``is a good
lance; but there are others around these lists, Sir
Prior, who will not fear to encounter him.''
``Silence, sirs,'' said Waldemar, ``and let the
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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 Market-Place by Harold Frederic: She quickened her pace. The air had grown perceptibly colder.
The distant mountains, visible ever and again through
the bare branches, were of a dark and cheerless blue,
and sharply defined against the sky. It was not yet
the sunset hour, and there were no mists, but the
light of day seemed to be going out of the heavens.
He hurried on beside her in depressed silence.
Their companions were hidden from view in a convolution
of the winding road, but they were so near that their
voices could be heard as they talked. Frequently the
sound of laughter came backward from them.
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