| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: Not so!-a mere word he speaks!-but behind them is a bar until the
day they shall be raised.
And when the trumpet shall be blown, and there shall be no
relation between them on that day, nor shall they beg of each other
then!
And he whose scales are heavy,-they are the prosperous. But he whose
scales are light,-these are they who lose themselves, in hell to dwell
for aye! The fire shall scorch their faces, and they shall curl
their lips therein! 'Were not my signs recited to you? and ye said
that they were lies!' They say, 'Our Lord our misery overcame us,
and we were a people who did err! Our Lord! take us out therefrom, and
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lady Susan by Jane Austen: about Frederica, too. Her calmness astonishes me. What delight will be
yours in seeing him again; in seeing him still worthy your esteem, still
capable of forming your happiness! When I next write I shall be able to
tell you that Sir James is gone, Lady Susan vanquished, and Frederica at
peace. We have much to do, but it shall be done. I am all impatience to
hear how this astonishing change was effected. I finish as I began, with
the warmest congratulations.
Yours ever, &c.,
CATH. VERNON.
XXIV
FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME
Lady Susan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: which has the best shooting in the north of England, and the house
in St. James Square. What more can a gentleman require in this
world?
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. Nothing more, I am quite sure.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. As for a title, a title is really rather a
nuisance in these democratic days. As George Harford I had
everything I wanted. Now I have merely everything that other
people want, which isn't nearly so pleasant. Well, my proposal is
this.
MRS. ARBUTHNOT. I told you I was not interested, and I beg you to
go.
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