| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare: Breakes through his baser garments.
HIPPOLITA.
Hee's well got, sure.
THESEUS.
What made you seeke this place, Sir?
ARCITE.
Noble Theseus,
To purchase name, and doe my ablest service
To such a well-found wonder as thy worth,
For onely in thy Court, of all the world,
Dwells faire-eyd honor.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Under the Andes by Rex Stout: crevice I saw a band of Incas emerge from the passage opposite and
advance to the water's edge. At their head was the Inca king.
Soon the landing was completely covered with them--probably
three hundred or more--and others could be seen in the mouth of the
passage. Each one carried a spear; their heads of copper, upraised
in a veritable forest, shone dully in the light of the urns on the
wall above.
Harry and Desiree stood close behind me, looking through at
the fantastic sight. I turned to him:
"This time they mean business."
He nodded.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost: and the other, which amazes me still more, is, how you can
receive with such perfect temper my advice and instructions,
after having lived so long in a course of debauchery. If it be
sincere repentance, you present a singular example of the benign
mercy of Heaven; if it proceed from the natural goodness of your
disposition, then you certainly have that within you which
warrants the hope that a protracted residence in this place will
not be required to bring you back to a regular and respectable
life.'
"I was delighted to find that he had such an opinion of me. I
resolved to strengthen it by a continuance of good conduct,
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