| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: industrialism of the south side, and on the north bank the polite
long front of nice houses, artistic, literary, administrative
people's residences, that stretches from Cheyne Walk nearly to
Westminster and hides a wilderness of slums. What a long slow
crescendo that is, mile after mile, with the houses crowding
closelier, the multiplying succession of church towers, the
architectural moments, the successive bridges, until you come
out into the second movement of the piece with Lambeth's old
palace under your quarter and the houses of Parliament on your
bow! Westminster Bridge is ahead of you then, and through it you
flash, and in a moment the round-faced clock tower cranes up to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: has set, so draw not near thereto. Thus does God make manifest His
signs to men, that haply they may fear.
Devour not your wealth among yourselves vainly, nor present it to
the judges that ye may devour a part of the wealth of men sinfully,
the while ye know.
They will ask thee about the phases of the moon; say, 'They are
indications of time for men and for the pilgrimage.' And it is not
righteousness that ye should enter into your houses from behind
them, but righteousness is he who fears; so enter into your houses
by the doors thereof and fear God; haply ye may prosper yet.
Fight in God's way with those who fight with you, but transgress
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Catherine de Medici by Honore de Balzac: Fleming, by whom he had a natural son, Henri de Valois, Comte
d'Angouleme, grand-prior of France. But the power and influence of
Diane were not shaken. Like Madame de Pompadour with Louis XV., the
Duchesse de Valentinois forgave all. But what sort of love did this
attempt show in Catherine? Was it love to her husband or love of
power? Women may decide.
A great deal is said in these days of the license of the press; but it
is difficult to imagine the lengths to which it went when printing was
first invented. We know that Aretino, the Voltaire of his time, made
kings and emperors tremble, more especially Charles V.; but the world
does not know so well the audacity and license of pamphlets. The
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