| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Philebus by Plato: doctrine,--not merely reasserting the notions of others, without risk to
ourselves,--but shall we share in the danger, and take our part of the
reproach which will await us, when an ingenious individual declares that
all is disorder?
PROTARCHUS: That would certainly be my wish.
SOCRATES: Then now please to consider the next stage of the argument.
PROTARCHUS: Let me hear.
SOCRATES: We see that the elements which enter into the nature of the
bodies of all animals, fire, water, air, and, as the storm-tossed sailor
cries, 'land' (i.e., earth), reappear in the constitution of the world.
PROTARCHUS: The proverb may be applied to us; for truly the storm gathers
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: discouraging to poor George. Dave was so busy screwing up his courage that he
forgot all about his friend.
"No; I couldn't," gasped George, falling into a chair. He was ghastly pale. "I
couldn't ask her to accept me, let alone do another man's wooing. She thinks
more of you. She'll accept you."
"You really think so?" whispered Dave, nervously.
"I know she will. You're such a fine, big figure of a man. She'll take you,
and I'll be glad. This fever and fretting has about finished me. When she's
yours I'll not be so bad. I'll be happy in your happiness. But, Dave, you'll
let me see her occasionally, won't you? Go! Hurry--get it over!"
"Yes; we must have it over," replied Dave, getting up with a brave, effort.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: Eliza it now seemed as though every cough struck a minute from the
hours remaining to her.
"Don't talk now--you're tired."
"I'll be tireder to-morrow, I guess. And I want you should
know. Sit down close to me--there."
Ann Eliza sat down in silence, stroking her shrunken hand.
"I'm a Roman Catholic, Ann Eliza."
"Evelina--oh, Evelina Bunner! A Roman Catholic--YOU?
Oh, Evelina, did HE make you?"
Evelina shook her head. "I guess he didn't have no religion;
he never spoke of it. But you see Mrs. Hochmuller was a Catholic,
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