| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: Queene'"
"And you no less, madam," said Spenser. "What were the story of
the Gracchi worth without the figure of Cornelia? If I honor the
fruit, I must not forget the stem which bears it. Frank, I
congratulate you."
"Then you know the result of my interview, mother?"
"I know everything, and am content," said Mrs. Leigh.
"Mrs. Leigh has reason to be content," said Spenser," with that
which is but her own likeness."
Spare your flattery to an old woman, Mr. Spenser. When, pray, did
I" (with a most loving look at Frank) "refuse knighthood for duty's
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The First Men In The Moon by H. G. Wells: foreseen. The absentmindedness that had just escaped depopulating the
terrestrial globe, might at any moment result in some other grave
inconvenience. On the other hand I was young, my affairs were in a mess,
and I was in just the mood for reckless adventure - with a chance of
something good at the end of it. I had quite settled in my mind that I was
to have half at least in that aspect of the affair. Fortunately I held my
bungalow, as I have already explained, on a three-year agreement, without
being responsible for repairs; and my furniture, such as there was of it,
had been hastily purchased, was unpaid for, insured, and altogether devoid
of associations. In the end I decided to keep on with him, and see the
business through.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Laches by Plato: time--whether in running, speaking, or in any other sort of action.
LACHES: You would be quite correct.
SOCRATES: And now, Laches, do you try and tell me in like manner, What is
that common quality which is called courage, and which includes all the
various uses of the term when applied both to pleasure and pain, and in all
the cases to which I was just now referring?
LACHES: I should say that courage is a sort of endurance of the soul, if I
am to speak of the universal nature which pervades them all.
SOCRATES: But that is what we must do if we are to answer the question.
And yet I cannot say that every kind of endurance is, in my opinion, to be
deemed courage. Hear my reason: I am sure, Laches, that you would
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