| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Eve and David by Honore de Balzac: married him as soon as she was left a widow. And so in the mid-
eighteenth century, in a land where the king-at-arms is king, the
goldsmith's son became a prince, and something more. On the death of
Catherine I. he was regent; he ruled the Empress Anne, and tried to be
the Richelieu of Russia. Very well, young man; now know this--if you
are handsomer than Biron, I, simple canon that I am, am worth more
than a Baron Goertz. So get in; we will find a duchy of Courland for
you in Paris, or failing the duchy, we shall certainly find the
duchess."
The Spanish priest laid a hand on Lucien's arm, and literally forced
him into the traveling carriage. The postilion shut the door.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Ancient Regime by Charles Kingsley: men, all societies strive, or profess to strive. And such a true
aristocracy may exist independent of caste, or the hereditary
principle at all. We may conceive an Utopia, governed by an
aristocracy which should be really democratic; which should use,
under developed forms, that method which made the mediaeval
priesthood the one great democratic institution of old Christendom;
bringing to the surface and utilising the talents and virtues of all
classes, even to the lowest. We may conceive an aristocracy
choosing out, and gladly receiving into its own ranks as equals,
every youth, every maiden, who was distinguished by intellect,
virtue, valour, beauty, without respect to rank or birth; and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley: A very tremendous lady she was; and when the children saw her they
all stood in a row, very upright indeed, and smoothed down their
bathing dresses, and put their hands behind them, just as if they
were going to be examined by the inspector.
And she had on a black bonnet, and a black shawl, and no crinoline
at all; and a pair of large green spectacles, and a great hooked
nose, hooked so much that the bridge of it stood quite up above her
eyebrows; and under her arm she carried a great birch-rod. Indeed,
she was so ugly that Tom was tempted to make faces at her: but did
not; for he did not admire the look of the birch-rod under her arm.
And she looked at the children one by one, and seemed very much
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