| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare: That you do charge men with. Stand no more off,
But give thyself unto my sick desires,
Who then recover: say thou art mine, and ever
My love as it begins shall so persever.
DIANA.
I see that men make hopes in such a case,
That we'll forsake ourselves. Give me that ring.
BERTRAM.
I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power
To give it from me.
DIANA.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare: In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,
Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best,
Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
I see their antique pen would have express'd
Even such a beauty as you master now.
So all their praises are but prophecies
Of this our time, all you prefiguring;
And for they looked but with divining eyes,
They had not skill enough your worth to sing:
For we, which now behold these present days,
Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: "Come back to-morrow afternoon and see them all."
The next morning Orde, having at last finished and despatched the
letter to his mother, drifted up the avenue and into the club. As
he passed the smoking room he caught sight of Gerald seated in an
armchair by the window. He entered the room and took a seat
opposite the young fellow.
Gerald held out his hand silently, which the other took.
"I'm glad to hear it," said Gerald at last. "Very glad. I told you
I was on your side." He hesitated, then went on gravely: "Poor
Carroll is having a hard time, though. I think it's worse than she
expected. It's no worse than I expected. You are to be one of the
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