| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle: "privateer" into "pirate," and it was a very short time before
Teach made that change. Not only did he make it himself, but he
persuaded his old captain to join with him.
And now fairly began that series of bold and lawless depredations
which have made his name so justly famous, and which placed him
among the very greatest of marooning freebooters.
"Our hero," says the old historian who sings of the arms and
bravery of this great man--"our hero assumed the cognomen of
Blackbeard from that large quantity of hair which, like a
frightful meteor, covered his whole face, and frightened America
more than any comet that appeared there in a long time. He was
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake: Sweet Sleep, angel mild,
Hover o'er my happy child!
Sweet smiles, in the night
Hover over my delight!
Sweet smiles, mother's smiles,
All the livelong night beguiles.
Sweet moans, dovelike sighs,
Chase not slumber from thy eyes!
Sweet moans, sweeter smiles,
All the dovelike moans beguiles.
Sleep, sleep, happy child!
Songs of Innocence and Experience |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: change my collar, and we couldn't have more than two people at a
time to call on us."
"It's a dear!" said she, "and I'm not so e-nor-mous myself, whatever
YOU may be."
They ended by renting the little house, and Carroll took charge of
it delightedly. What difficulties she overcame, and what laughable
and cryable mistakes she made only those who have encountered a like
situation could realise. She learned fast, however, and took a real
pride in her tiny box of a home. A piano was, of course, out of the
question, but the great golden harp occupied one corner, or rather
one side, of the parlour. Standing thus enshrouded in its covering,
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