| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Symposium by Xenophon: [32] Cf. Plat. "Phaedr." 252 E.
[33] The epithet {philophron} occurs "Mem." III. i. 6, of a general;
ib. III. v. 3 (according to the vulg. reading), of the Athenians.
[34] Or, "the boy whom he cherishes."
How, in the first place, is it possible for him to hate a lover who,
he knows, regards him as both beautiful and good?[35] and, in the next
place, one who, it is clear, is far more anxious to promote the fair
estate of him he loves[36] than to indulge his selfish joys? and above
all, when he has faith and trust that neither dereliction,[37] nor
loss of beauty through sickness, nor aught else, will diminish their
affection.
The Symposium |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine: at once. The Transcontinental forces surrounded him and fought off
the excited men he had betrayed who tried to get at him to make
him change his vote. The culminating moment of months of battle
had come and mature men gave themselves to the abandon of the
moment like college boys after a football game.
When at last the storm had subsided Ashton, who had seen several
thousand dollars go glimmering because his initial came at the
beginning of the alphabet instead of at the close, in the hope of
still getting into the bandwagon in time moved to make the
election unanimous. His suggestion was rejected with hoots of
derision, and Frome made the conventional speech of acceptance to
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