| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: Should raise so great a power without his leave,
Or dare to bring thy force so near the court.
YORK.
[Aside.] Scarce can I speak, my choler is so great:
O, I could hew up rocks and fight with flint,
I am so angry at these abject terms;
And now, like Ajax Telamonius,
On sheep or oxen could I spend my fury.
I am far better born than is the king,
More like a king, more kingly in my thoughts;
But I must make fair weather yet a while,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: in to dwell for aye!' and they shall say, 'Praise be to God, who
hath made good His promise to us, and hath given us the earth to
inherit! We establish ourselves in Paradise wherever we please and
goodly is the reward of those who work!'
And thou shalt see the angels circling round about the throne,
celebrating the praise of their Lord; and it shall be decided
between them in truth; and it shall be said, 'Praise be to God, the
Lord of the worlds!'
THE CHAPTER OF THE BELIEVER
(XL. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: operations, in which speed is the all-important factor and which
is of the tractor type. Another is the "Reconnoitring" machine
known officially as the "R.E." to-day, but formerly as the "B.E"
(Bleriot-Experimental), a considerable number of which are in
commission.
This machine is also of the tractor type, carrying a pilot and an
observer, and has a maximum speed of 40-50 miles per hour. If
required it can further be fitted with an automatic gun for
defence and attack. The third craft is essentially a fighting
machine. Owing to the introduction of the machine-gun which is
fixed in the prow, with the marksman immediately behind it, the
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