| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ballads by Robert Louis Stevenson: speaking of to-day in Tahiti, the phrase would have to be
understood as referring mainly to mosquitoes, and these only
in watered valleys with close woods, such as I suppose to
form the surroundings of Rahero's homestead. Quarter of a
mile away, where the air moves freely, you shall look in vain
for one.
Note 5, "HOOK" of mother-of-pearl. Bright-hook fishing, and
that with the spear, appear to be the favourite native
methods.
Note 6, "LEAVES," the plates of Tahiti.
Note 7, "YOTTOWAS," so spelt for convenience of
Ballads |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: great disappointment, for there were not above twelve or thirteen
houses, and where the town was, or how big, they knew not. They
consulted, therefore, what to do, and were some time before they
could resolve; for if they fell upon these, they must cut all their
throats; and it was ten to one but some of them might escape, it
being in the night, though the moon was up; and if one escaped, he
would run and raise all the town, so they should have a whole army
upon them; on the other hand, if they went away and left those
untouched, for the people were all asleep, they could not tell
which way to look for the town; however, the last was the best
advice, so they resolved to leave them, and look for the town as
Robinson Crusoe |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare: Are they i'th Field?
MESSENGER.
They are.
You beare a charge there too.
IAILOR.
Ile away straight.
I must ev'n leave you here.
DOCTOR.
Nay, wee'l goe with you;
I will not loose the Fight.
IAILOR.
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