| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: sentiebat, sed, quod pluribus praesentibus eas res iactari nolebat,
celeriter concilium dimittit, Liscum retinet. Quaerit ex solo ea quae in
conventu dixerat. Dicit liberius atque audacius. Eadem secreto ab aliis
quaerit; reperit esse vera: ipsum esse Dumnorigem, summa audacia, magna
apud plebem propter liberalitatem gratia, cupidum rerum novarum.
Complures annos portoria reliquaque omnia Haeduorum vectigalia parvo
pretio redempta habere, propterea quod illo licente contra liceri audeat
nemo. His rebus et suam rem familiarem auxisse et facultates ad
largiendum magnas comparasse; magnum umerum equitatus suo sumptu semper
alere et circum se habere, neque solum domi, sed etiam apud finitimas
civitates largiter posse, atque huius potentiae causa matrem in
|
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: The group arose as one man and moved upon the heap of cutlery and of
tin plates and cups. From the open fifty-pound lard pails and
kettles they helped themselves liberally; then retired to squat in
little groups here and there near the sources of supply. Mere
conversation yielded to an industrious silence. Sadly the cook
surveyed the scene, his arms folded across the dirty white apron, an
immense mental reservation accenting the melancholy of his
countenance. After some moments of contemplation he mixed a
fizzling concoction of vinegar and soda, which he drank. His
rotundity to the contrary notwithstanding, he was ravaged by a
gnawing dyspepsia, and the sight of six eggs eaten as a side dish to
|
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: I'll teach you to be entering princesses' rooms at
night!"
"Hold him fast!" exclaimed another, spring-
ing out from a corner.
It was Grushnitski and the captain of dragoons.
I struck the latter on the head with my fist,
knocked him off his feet, and darted into the
bushes. All the paths of the garden which covered
the slope opposite our houses were known to me.
"Thieves, guard!" . . . they cried.
A gunshot rang out; a smoking wad fell almost
|
