| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: law gives him against the township. Thus by threatening the
officer the Court of Sessions exacts compliance from the town.
See Act of March 5, 1787, Id., vol. i. p. 305.]
He may execute the law without energy or zeal;
He may neglect to execute the law;
He may do what the law enjoins him not to do.
The last two violations of duty can alone come under the
cognizance of a tribunal; a positive and appreciable fact is the
indispensable foundation of an action at law. Thus, if the
selectmen omit to fulfil the legal formalities usual at town
elections, they may be condemned to pay a fine; *y but when the
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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 The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: that they were fast and hard-riding cowboys in a land where all
riders were good. They would not have owned any but strong,
swift horses. Moreover, it was a district where ranchers had
suffered beyond all endurance the greed and brutality of
outlaws. Duane had simply been so unfortunate as to run right
into a lynching party at a time of all times when any stranger
would be in danger and any outlaw put to his limit to escape
with his life.
Duane did not look back again till he had crossed the ridgy
piece of ground and had gotten to the level road. He had gained
upon his pursuers. When he ascertained this he tried to save
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