| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Polity of Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Xenophon: on baggage animals. In this way anything omitted can hardly escape
detection.
[1] I.e. "in the particular case." See "Hell." VI. iv. 17; Muller,
"Dorians," iii. 12 (vol. ii. 242 foll., Eng. tr.)
[2] Or, "the conveniences of civil life at home."
[3] Reading {parekhein}, or if {paragein}, "to be conveyed." Cf.
Pausan. I. xix. 1. See "Cyrop." VI. ii. 34.
For the actual encounter under arms, the following inventions are
attributed to him. The soldier has a crimson-coloured uniform and a
heavy shield of bronze; his theory being that such an equipment has no
sort of feminine association, and is altogether most warrior-like.[4]
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: don't want to see you any more," he declared, in a tone intended
as it were for publicity.
"I should n't think you would want to see me any more,"
Gertrude answered, gently.
Mr. Wentworth stood staring. "Is n't this rather a change, sir?" he inquired.
"Yes, sir." And Mr. Brand looked anywhere; only still not at Charlotte.
"Yes, sir," he repeated. And he held his handkerchief a few moments
to his lips.
"Where are our moral grounds?" demanded Mr. Wentworth,
who had always thought Mr. Brand would be just the thing
for a younger daughter with a peculiar temperament.
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: your child is born and I'll prove the truth of every
word I've spoken----"
"Oh, if I only could!"
"Why not?"
"I couldn't impose such a burden on you!" she
faltered.
"You would confer on me the highest honor, if you
will allow me to direct you in this experiment."
There was no mistaking his honesty and earnestness.
There was no refusing the appeal.
"You really wish me to stay?" she asked.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum: reins and urged him to go, but Jim was stubborn. Then the boy cracked
his whip and touched the animal's flanks with it, and after a low moan
of protest Jim stepped slowly along the road.
Neither the boy nor the girl spoke again for some minutes. There was
a breath of danger in the very air, and every few moments the earth
would shake violently. Jim's ears were standing erect upon his head
and every muscle of his big body was tense as he trotted toward home.
He was not going very fast, but on his flanks specks of foam began to
appear and at times he would tremble like a leaf.
The sky had grown darker again and the wind made queer sobbing sounds
as it swept over the valley.
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