| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Apology by Xenophon: tranquilly away."
[1] Or, "Socrates' Defence before the Dicasts." For the title of the
work see Grote, "H. G." viii. 641; Schneid. ap. L. Dindorf's note
{pros tous dikastas}, ed. Ox. 1862, and Dindorf's own note; L.
Schmitz, "On the Apology of Socrates, commonly attributed to
Xenophon," "Class. Mus." v. 222 foll.; G. Sauppe, "Praef." vol.
iii. p. 117, ed. ster.; J. J. Hartman, "An. Xen." p. 111 foll.; E.
Richter, "Xen. Stud." pp. 61-96; M. Schanz, "Platos Apologia."
[2] Or possibly, "his deliberate behaviour."
[3] Or, "have succeeded in hitting off"; "done full justice to."
[4] Or, "the magniloquence of the master."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic: "Do you suppose anybody would eat a stick of candy after you had
touched it with those dirty fingers? Your customers would be
afraid of being poisoned."
"I s'pose I can wash 'em," replied Ann, who seemed still to
regard it as a very unnecessary operation.
"It would be a good plan; and while you are about it you must not
forget your face."
"I ain't a-going to touch the candy with my face," added Ann,
triumphantly
"Very true; but if people saw you with such a dirty face, they
would be afraid your candy was not very clean."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Ballads by Robert Louis Stevenson: organisation of eight subdistricts and eight yottowas to a
division, which was in use (until yesterday) among the Tevas,
I have attributed without authority to the next clan: see
page 33.
Note 8, "OMARE," pronounce as a dactyl. A loaded quarter-
staff, one of the two favourite weapons of the Tahitian
brave; the javelin, or casting spear, was the other.
Note 9, "THE RIBBON OF LIGHT." Still to be seen (and heard)
spinning from one marae to another on Tahiti; or so I have it
upon evidence that would rejoice the Psychical Society.
Note 10, "NAMUNU-URA." The complete name is Namunu-ura te
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