| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Ivanhoe by Walter Scott: of the beautiful hills and valleys which lie between
Sheffield and the pleasant town of Doncaster. The
remains of this extensive wood are still to be seen
at the noble seats of Wentworth, of Warncliffe
Park, and around Rotherham. Here haunted of
yore the fabulous Dragon of Wantley; here were
fought many of the most desperate battles during
the Civil Wars of the Roses; and here also flourished
in ancient times those bands of gallant outlaws,
whose deeds have been rendered so popular
in English song.
Ivanhoe |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Vendetta by Honore de Balzac: Laure raised her head and looked tenderly at Ginevra; their faces
beamed with the expression of a mutual affection. A faint smile
brightened the lips of the young Italian, who seemed thoughtful, and
walked slowly to her easel, glancing carelessly at the drawings and
paintings on her way, and bidding good-morning to each of the young
girls of the first group, not observing the unusual curiosity excited
by her presence. She was like a queen in the midst of her court; she
paid no attention to the profound silence that reigned among the
patricians, and passed before their camp without pronouncing a single
word. Her absorption seemed so great that she sat down before her
easel, opened her color-box, took up her brushes, drew on her brown
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
SA1 14:48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and
delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
SA1 14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and
Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of
the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:
SA1 14:50 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of
Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of
Ner, Saul's uncle.
SA1 14:51 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner
was the son of Abiel.
King James Bible |
