| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: that so many Highland Chiefs are upon the point of quarrelling
with, and drawing the sword against, their neighbours, allies,
and ancient confederates." "It is to my brother," said Allan,
"it is to the eldest son of my father's house, that the Knight of
Ardenvohr must address these remonstrances. I am, indeed, the
brother of Angus; but in being so, I am only the first of his
clansmen, and bound to show an example to the others by my
cheerful and ready obedience to his commands."
"The cause also," said Lord Menteith, interposing, "is far more
general than Sir Duncan Campbell seems to suppose it. It is
neither limited to Saxon nor to Gael, to mountain nor to strath,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde: hath dared to wound thee?" For on the palms of the child's hands
were the prints of two nails, and the prints of two nails were on
the little feet.
"Who hath dared to wound thee?" cried the Giant; "tell me, that I
may take my big sword and slay him."
"Nay!" answered the child; "but these are the wounds of Love."
"Who art thou?" said the Giant, and a strange awe fell on him, and
he knelt before the little child.
And the child smiled on the Giant, and said to him, "You let me
play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my
garden, which is Paradise."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Complete Poems of Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: So that poor artists stand in their esteem
On the same level with the best, or higher.
URBINO.
How Eccellenza laughed!
MICHAEL ANGELO.
Poor Topolino!
All men are not born artists, nor will labor
E'er make them artists.
URBINO.
No, no more
Than Emperors, or Popes, or Cardinals.
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