| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Sportsman by Xenophon: rough work.[46] The young are not left alone, as long as they are
small; and when the hounds have hit upon them or they get wind of
something wrong, they will disappear like magic, vanishing into the
forest. As a rule, both parents attend on their own progeny, and are
not pleasant then to meddle with, being more disposed to do battle for
their young than for themselves.
[46] Lit. "the piglings will resent it (sc. {to aliskesthai})
strongly"; al. "the adult (sub. {to therion}) will stand anything
rather."
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Lions, leopards, lynxes, panthers, bears and all other such game are
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Poems by Oscar Wilde: And called false Theseus back again nor knew
That Dionysos on an amber pard
Was close behind her; memories of what Maeonia's bard
With sightless eyes beheld, the wall of Troy,
Queen Helen lying in the ivory room,
And at her side an amorous red-lipped boy
Trimming with dainty hand his helmet's plume,
And far away the moil, the shout, the groan,
As Hector shielded off the spear and Ajax hurled the stone;
Of winged Perseus with his flawless sword
Cleaving the snaky tresses of the witch,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain: When did you arrive?"
"Just an hour ago."
"When are you intending to leave?"
"For New York tomorrow evening--for San Francisco
next morning."
"Just so.... What are you going to do tomorrow?"
"DO! Why, I've got to go to the President with the petition
and the delegation, and get the appointment, haven't I?"
"Yes ... very true ... that is correct. And then what?"
"Executive session of the Senate at 2 P.M.--got to get
the appointment confirmed--I reckon you'll grant that?"
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