| 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: Since I came hither, Countess, I am wronged.
COUNTESS.
Now God forbid that any in my house
Should think my sovereign wrong! Thrice gentle King,
Acquaint me with your cause of discontent.
KING EDWARD.
How near then shall I be to remedy?
COUNTESS.
As near, my Liege, as all my woman's power
Can pawn it self to buy thy remedy.
KING EDWARD.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare: a day. And the Duke had not giuen him sixpence
a day for playing Piramus, Ile be hang'd. He would haue
deserued it. Sixpence a day in Piramus, or nothing.
Enter Bottome.
Bot. Where are these Lads? Where are these hearts?
Quin. Bottome, o most couragious day! O most happie
houre!
Bot. Masters, I am to discourse wonders; but ask me
not what. For if I tell you, I am no true Athenian. I
will tell you euery thing as it fell out
Qu. Let vs heare, sweet Bottome
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: statement. "A dirty spy?"
"Your incredulity is flattering, at least," said Wilding pleasantly as
he repocketed the parchment, "and it leads you in the right direction.
I neither was nor am a spy."
"That paper proves it!" cried Blake contemptuously. Having been a spy
himself,' he was a good judge of the vileness of the office.
"See to my wife, Nick," said Wilding sharply, and made as if to transfer
her to the care of his friend.
"Nay," said Trenchard, "`tis your own duty that. Let me discharge the
other for you." And he stepped up to Blake and tapped him briskly on
the shoulder. "Sir Rowland," said he, "you're a knave." Sir Rowland
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