| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: speech that he spake anon. It is anxiety for my father's sake and
my mother's sake that I feel, for truly there are great matters
for them pending upon this fight. Ne'theless, I do know that God
will not desert me in my cause, for verily my father is no
traitor."
"But the Earl of Alban," said the Prince, gravely, "is reputed
one of the best-skilled knights in all England; moreover, he is
merciless and without generosity, so that an he gain aught
advantage over thee, he will surely slay thee."
"I am not afraid, my Lord," said Myles, still calmly and
composedly.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Second Home by Honore de Balzac: admirable friend, there are trials to which you can but bow."
"Can any worse punishments await me than those with which Providence
crushes me by making my husband the instrument of His wrath?"
"You must prepare yourself, daughter, to yet worse mischief than we
and your pious friends had ever conceived of."
"Then I may thank God," said the Countess, "for vouchsafing to use you
as the messenger of His will, and thus, as ever, setting the treasures
of mercy by the side of the scourges of His wrath, just as in bygone
days He showed a spring to Hagar when He had driven her into the
desert."
"He measures your sufferings by the strength of your resignation and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso: This fearless camp, while thus secure it stands."
This said, her poison in his breast she hides,
And then to shapeless air unseen she glides.
XII
The Soldan cried, "O thou which in my thought
Increased hast my rage and fury so,
Nor seem'st a wight of mortal metal wrought,
I follow thee, whereso thee list to go,
Mountains of men by dint of sword down brought
Thou shalt behold, and seas of red blood flow
Where'er I go; only be thou my guide
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