| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum: from their shoulders and hurled them at the shaggy man with such force
that he fell over in a heap, greatly astonished. The two now ran
forward with swift leaps, caught up their heads, and put them on
again, after which they sprang back to their positions on the rocks.
10. Escaping the Soup-Kettle
The shaggy man got up and felt of himself to see if he was hurt; but
he was not. One of the heads had struck his breast and the other his
left shoulder; yet though they had knocked him down, the heads were
not hard enough to bruise him.
"Come on," he said firmly; "we've got to get out of here some way,"
and forward he started again.
The Road to Oz |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: personality might be most favorably impressed upon the King; that
he might be so honorably knighted as to make him the peer of any
who wore spurs in all England; and, finally, that he might
celebrate his new honors by jousting with some knight of high
fame and approved valor. All these desiderata chance had
fulfilled in the visit of the King to Devlen.
As the Earl had said to Myles, he would rather have waited a
little while longer until the lad was riper in years and
experience, but the opportunity was not to be lost. Young as he
was, Myles must take his chances against the years and grim
experience of the Sieur de la Montaigne. But it was also a part
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Love and Friendship by Jane Austen: legs. I would not have my Girls stand out of doors as you do in
such a day as this. But some sort of people have no feelings
either of cold or Delicacy--Well, remember that we shall expect
you on Thursday at 5 o'clock--You must tell your Maid to come
for you at night--There will be no Moon--and you will have an
horrid walk home--My compts to Your Mother--I am afraid your
dinner will be cold--Drive on--" And away she went, leaving me in
a great passion with her as she always does.
Maria Williams.
LETTER the FOURTH
From a YOUNG LADY rather impertinent to her freind
Love and Friendship |
