| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: KING EDWARD.
No more, Queen Phillip, pacify your self;
Copland, except he can excuse his fault,
Shall find displeasure written in our looks.
And now unto this proud resisting town!
Soldiers, assault: I will no longer stay,
To be deluded by their false delays;
Put all to sword, and make the spoil your own.
[Enter six Citizens in their Shirts, bare foot, with
halters about their necks.]
ALL.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Economist by Xenophon: grow."
Isch. Come, then, to lessons, pupil, and be taught whatever you do not
know already! You have seen, I know, the sort of trenches which are
dug for plants?
Soc. Hundreds of times.
Isch. Did you ever see one more than three feet deep?
Soc. No, I do not think I ever saw one more than two and a half feet
deep.
Isch. Well, as to the breadth now. Did you ever see a trench more than
three feet broad?[5]
[5] Or, "width," "wide." The commentators cf. Plin. "H. N." xvii. 11,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: "Why, yes, to be sure," she agreed. "Mr. Ramy said if he was
us he wouldn't want to leave his money there any longer'n he could
help."
"It was over a week ago he said it," Evelina reminded her.
"I know; but he told me to wait till he'd found out for sure
about that other investment; and we ain't seen him since then."
Ann Eliza's words released their secret fear. "I wonder
what's happened to him," Evelina said. "You don't suppose he could
be sick?"
"I was wondering too," Ann Eliza rejoined; and the sisters
looked down at their plates.
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