| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Plutarch's Lives by A. H. Clough: full-armed infantry, facing round, received the light troops
within; and those in the first rank knelt on one knee, holding
their shields before them, the next rank holding theirs over the
first, and so again others over these, much like the tiling of a
house, or the rows of seats in a theater, the whole affording
sure defense against arrows, which glance upon them without
doing any harm. The Parthians, seeing the Romans down upon
their knees, could not imagine but that it must proceed from
weariness; so that they laid down their bows, and, taking their
spears, made a fierce onset, when the Romans, with a great cry,
leapt upon their feet, striking hand to hand with their
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest: The rugs are looking somewhat frayed,
And there is ruin, left and right,
That little Boston bull has made.
He slept on Buddy's counterpane--
Ma found him there when she woke up.
I think it needless to explain
She scolds a lot about the pup.
And yet he comes and licks her hand
And sometimes climbs into her lap
And there, Bud lets me understand,
He very often takes his nap.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis: coaxed into it, as in your depressing picture!"
"Why, what a wicked thing to say, Carrie!" from Aunt
Bessie.
"No, I mean it! Oh, of course, I don't mean it! But----
I know every thought in his head so well that he couldn't
hide anything even if he wanted to. Now this morning----
He was out late, last night; he had to go see Mrs. Perry,
who is ailing, and then fix a man's hand, and this morning
he was so quiet and thoughtful at breakfast and----" She
leaned forward, breathed dramatically to the two perched
harpies, "What do you suppose he was thinking of?"
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