| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ferragus by Honore de Balzac: in spite of a true affection, as some others obtain it for an hour a
day,--a sort of tax carelessly paid under the claws of an old man.
The young woman who now entered the presence of Monsieur and Madame
Jules had a pair of feet so little covered by her shoes that only a
slim black line was visible between the carpet and her white
stockings. This peculiar foot-gear, which Parisian caricaturists have
well-rendered, is a special attribute of the grisette of Paris; but
she is even more distinctive to the eyes of an observer by the care
with which her garments are made to adhere to her form, which they
clearly define. On this occasion she was trigly dressed in a green
gown, with a white chemisette, which allowed the beauty of her bust to
Ferragus |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Tanach: Psalms 106: 1 Hallelujah. O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 106: 2 Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard?
Psalms 106: 3 Happy are they that keep justice, that do righteousness at all times.
Psalms 106: 4 Remember me, O LORD, when Thou favourest Thy people; O think of me at Thy salvation;
Psalms 106: 5 That I may behold the prosperity of Thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Thy nation, that I may glory with Thine inheritance.
Psalms 106: 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.
Psalms 106: 7 Our fathers in Egypt gave no heed unto Thy wonders; they remembered not the multitude of Thy mercies; but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
Psalms 106: 8 Nevertheless He saved them for His name's sake, that He might make His mighty power to be known.
Psalms 106: 9 And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up; and He led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.
Psalms 106: 10 And He saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Psalms 106: 11 And the waters covered their adversaries; there was not one of them left.
The Tanach |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Facino Cane by Honore de Balzac: a kind of intoxication of the intellectual faculties, and to play this
game at will, such was my recreation. Whence comes the gift? Is it a
kind of second sight? Is it one of those powers which when abused end
in madness? I have never tried to discover its source; I possess it, I
use it, that is all. But this it behooves you to know, that in those
days I began to resolve the heterogeneous mass known as the People
into its elements, and to evaluate its good and bad qualities. Even
then I realized the possibilities of my suburb, that hotbed of
revolution in which heroes, inventors, and practical men of science,
rogues and scoundrels, virtues and vices, were all packed together by
poverty, stifled by necessity, drowned in drink, and consumed by
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