| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: Rome, thou hadst never been Earl of Ormond." The premises were
certainly sounder than those of his party were wont to be; for it
was to expiate the murder of that turbulent hero that the Ormond
lands had been granted by Henry II.: but as for the conclusion
therefrom, it was much on a par with the rest.
And now let us return to Raleigh and Amyas, as they jog along their
weary road. They have many things to talk of; for it is but three
days since they met.
Amyas, as you see, is coming fast into Raleigh's old opinion of
Ireland. Raleigh, under the inspiration of a possible grant of
Desmond's lands, looks on bogs and rocks transfigured by his own
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: of a big black bear! His black nose was dry and parched. Silently
he entered the dwelling and sat down on the ground by the doorway.
His black eyes never left the painted bags on the rocky walls. He
guessed what was in them. He was a very hungry bear. Seeing the
racks of red meat hanging in the yard, he had come to visit the
badger family.
Though he was a stranger and his strong paws and jaws
frightened the small badgers, the father said, "How, how, friend!
Your lips and nose look feverish and hungry. Will you eat with
us?"
"Yes, my friend," said the bear. "I am starved. I saw your
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