| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Cavalry General by Xenophon: whom the service devolves prefer to pay a sum of money down and be
quit of the duty),[6] and from wealthy men who are physically
incompetent; and I do not see why orphans possessed of large estates
should not contribute.[7] Another belief I hold is that amongst our
resident aliens[8] there are some who will show a laudable ambition if
incorporated with the cavalry. I argue from the fact, apparent to
myself, that amongst this class persons are to be found most zealously
disposed to carry out the part assigned to them, in every other branch
of honourable service which the citizens may choose to share with
them. Again, it strikes me that if you seek for an energetic infantry
to support your cavalry, you will find it in a corps composed of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Hated Son by Honore de Balzac: knew of that room only by hearsay. Jealousy kept her husband always
with her. If occasionally some military expedition forced him to leave
her, the count left more than one Argus, whose incessant spying proved
his shameful distrust.
In spite of the attention the countess now gave to the slightest
noise, she heard nothing more. The count had, in fact, entered a long
gallery leading from his room which continued down the western wing of
the castle. Cardinal d'Herouville, his great-uncle, a passionate lover
of the works of printing, had there collected a library as interesting
for the number as for the beauty of its volumes, and prudence had
caused him to build into the walls one of those curious inventions
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: for sons
and kine and waters.
13 Through these thy friendships, God invoked of many! may
we be
victors over every foeman.
Slaying both kinds of foe, may we, O Hero, be happy, helped
by thee,
with ample riches.
HYMN XX. Indra.
The Rig Veda |
