| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from My Aunt Margaret's Mirror by Walter Scott: friendly advice with which it was accompanied.
When the hour of twilight arrived--which was the period when the
Paduan Doctor was understood to receive the visits of those who
came to consult with him--the two ladies left their apartments in
the Canongate of Edinburgh, having their dress arranged like that
of women of an inferior description, and their plaids disposed
around their faces as they were worn by the same class; for in
those days of aristocracy the quality of the wearer was generally
indicated by the manner in which her plaid was disposed, as well
as by the fineness of its texture. It was Lady Bothwell who had
suggested this species of disguise, partly to avoid observation
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: and put into his pouch with the other drugs. He then demanded
the price of the Jew, who answered, shaking his head and bowing,
--
"No price--no, nothing at all from such as you. But you will see
the poor Jew again? you will look into his laboratory, where,
God help him, he hath dried himself to the substance of the
withered gourd of Jonah, the holy prophet. You will ave pity on
him, and show him one little step on the great road?"
"Hush!" said Wayland, laying his finger mysteriously on his
mouth; "it may be we shall meet again. Thou hast already the
SCHAHMAJM, as thine own Rabbis call it--the general creation;
Kenilworth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane: insects were making rhythmical noises. They
seemed to be grinding their teeth in unison. A
woodpecker stuck his impudent head around the
side of a tree. A bird flew on lighthearted wing.
Off was the rumble of death. It seemed now
that Nature had no ears.
This landscape gave him assurance. A fair
field holding life. It was the religion of peace.
It would die if its timid eyes were compelled to
see blood. He conceived Nature to be a woman
with a deep aversion to tragedy.
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