| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Aeneid by Virgil: But added colors to the world reveal'd:
When early Turnus, wak'ning with the light,
All clad in armor, calls his troops to fight.
His martial men with fierce harangue he fir'd,
And his own ardor in their souls inspir'd.
This done- to give new terror to his foes,
The heads of Nisus and his friend he shows,
Rais'd high on pointed spears- a ghastly sight:
Loud peals of shouts ensue, and barbarous delight.
Meantime the Trojans run, where danger calls;
They line their trenches, and they man their walls.
Aeneid |
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 Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: friendly or otherwise, according to how the tall interrogator
marked the new-comer.
"Sure, Ord's a little strange to me. Off the railroad some,
ain't it? Funny trails hereabouts."
"How fur was you goin'?"
"I reckon I was goin' as far as I could," replied the stranger,
with a hard laugh.
His reply had subtle reaction on that listening circle. Some of
the men exchanged glances. Fletcher stroked his drooping
mustache, seemed thoughtful, but lost something of that
piercing scrutiny.
The Lone Star Ranger |
