The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Koran: serve beside God. We disbelieve in you: and between us and you is
enmity and hatred begun for ever, until ye believe in God alone!'
But not the speech of Abraham to his father, 'Verily, I will ask
forgiveness for thee, though I cannot control aught from God!' O our
Lord! on thee do we rely! and unto thee we turn! and unto thee the
journey is!
Our Lord! make us not a trial for those who misbelieve; but
forgive us! Our Lord! verily, thou art mighty, wise!
Ye had in them a good example for him who would hope in God and
the last day. But whoso turns his back, verily, God, He is rich and to
be praised.
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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 Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay: the nomination going to other men; but in May, 1846, he was
nominated, and in August of the same year elected, to the
Thirtieth Congress. He had the distinction of being the only Whig
member from his State, the other Illinois congressmen at that
time all being Democrats; but he proved no exception to the
general rule that a man rarely comes into notice during his first
term in the National House of Representatives. A new member has
much to learn, even when, like Lincoln, long service in a State
legislature has taught him how the business of making laws is
carried on. He must find out what has been done and is likely to
be done on a multitude of subjects new to him, must make the
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