| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: EZE 45:15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the
fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering,
and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord
GOD.
EZE 45:16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the
prince in Israel.
EZE 45:17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings,
and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new
moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel:
he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt
offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: always done this from the time they could lisp...
Crinkle, crinkle, 'ittle 'tar,
and it had become a household custom, for the mother was a born
singer. The first sound in the morning was her voice as she went
about the house singing like a lark, and the last sound at night
was the same cheery sound, for the girls never grew too old for
that familiar lullaby.
CHAPTER TWO
Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning.
No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she
felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: provocation.]
[Footnote j: See "Histoire de la Louisiane," by Lepage Dupratz;
Charlevoix, "Histoire de la Nouvelle France"; "Lettres du Rev. G.
Hecwelder;" "Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,"
v. I; Jefferson's "Notes on Virginia," pp. 135-190. What is said
by Jefferson is of especial weight, on account of the personal
merit of the writer, of his peculiar position, and of the matter-
of-fact age in which he lived.]
[Footnote k: See Appendix, D.]
Although we have here traced the character of a primitive
people, yet it cannot be doubted that another people, more
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Memorabilia by Xenophon: [31] Or, "without change in her demeanour."
[32] Reading {diese}, or {dioisei}, "you shall continue speculating
solely."
[33] It will be recollected that Prodicus prided himself on {orthotes
onomaton}. Possibly Xenophon is imitating (caricaturing?) his
style. {terphtheies, estheies, euphrantheies}.
"Heracles hearing these words made answer: 'What, O lady, is the name
you bear?' To which she: 'Know that my friends call be Happiness, but
they that hate me have their own nicknames[34] for me, Vice and
Naughtiness.'
[34] So the vulg. {upokorizomenoi} is interpreted. Cobet ("Pros. Xen."
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