| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Hiero by Xenophon: borne by the particular {polis} as member of a league, whether of
states united for the time being in a {summakhia}, or permanently
in a confederacy = a "federal" war.
[6] "Even if serving on a campaign in the enemy's country."
[7] Or, "he has to exercise the utmost vigilance."
[8] "With those who are 'absolutely governed,' not to say tyrannically
ruled."
[9] Or, "which the tyrant may accept in faith and go his way
rejoicing."
Wars doubtless there are,[10] wars waged by states and wars waged by
autocratic monarchs against those whom they have forcibly enslaved,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: a peculiar odour. I soon fell asleep. It seemed to me that there
was some one else besides the woman in the room with me. Or was
she talking to herself? Next morning the letter and my answer had
disappeared. "It was as I thought; there was some one else in my
room. Some one who had come on the tramway. I found the ticket on
the carpet beside my bed. I took it and put it in my notebook -
"I believe that it is Sunday to-day. It is four days now since I
have been conscious. The first sound that I remember hearing was
the blast of a horn. It must come from a factory very near me.
The old windows in my room rattle at the sound. I hear it mornings
and evenings and at noon, on week days. I did not hear it to-day,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: explaining our intention to put our efforts at their service,
and any increment that might result into their pockets, their
expression of gratitude was quite touching.
The entrance fee deterred some, and their daily occupation more
of those who had formed our kindly escort, from following us into
the fete, but I believe that most of them contrived to return
before six o'clock.
When I think of all that I said and did on that sunny afternoon,
I get hot all over.
I could not go very far wrong during the actual performance, but
it was afterwards, when Judy sat smiling in the mouth of the
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