The Theory of Dreams: In which an Inquiry is Made Into the Powers and Faculties of the Human Mind, as They are Illustrated in the Most Remarkable Dreams Recorded in Sacred and Profane History, Volume 2F. C. and J. Rivington, 1808 |
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affected ancient animal appears apprehension arts awake body capable CHAPTER Cicero circumstances conceive considered contemplation death Diogenes Laertius disorder Divine dreams Dugald Stewart Duke of Buckingham duke's Epimenides evil excite existence external eyes faculties fancy fear fumes future harassed hath heathens Herodotus historian human mind humours ideas images imagination imparted impressions influence insensible justly limbs Lucretius memory mentioned mind in sleep morning nature never night night mare objects observed opinion Paradise Lost particulars passions persons philosophy pleasure Plutarch presaging prevail probably produce proofs prophetic powers quæ reason recollection reflections regarded Religio Medici remarkable representations represents retired Sarmatian says scenes second sight seems sensations senses shew Sir George Villiers Sir Ralph Sir Thomas Brown slept slumbers sometimes soul speak speak of dreams spirits subsist superstition supposed things Thrasullus Tiberius tion told truth Virgil visions waking thoughts Wanley's Wonders writers
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Página 39 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge ; And in the visitation of the winds. Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly * death itself awakes...
Página 30 - Methought I heard a voice cry, Sleep no more ! Macbeth does murder sleep, the innocent sleep ; Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast ;— Lady M.
Página 76 - WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.
Página 109 - I remember I am not alone, and therefore forget not to contemplate Him and His attributes who is ever with me, especially those two mighty ones. His wisdom and eternity.
Página 76 - Which reason, joining or disjoining, frames All what we affirm or what deny, and call Our knowledge or opinion; then retires Into her private cell. When nature rests Oft in her absence mimic Fancy wakes To imitate her; but misjoining shapes, Wild work produces oft, and most in dreams; 111 matching words and deeds long past or late.
Página 78 - At my nativity my ascendant was the watery sign of Scorpius; I was born in the planetary hour of Saturn, and I think I have a piece of that leaden planet in me.
Página 117 - Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes ; When monarch Reason sleeps, this mimic wakes: Compounds a medley of disjointed things, A mob of cobblers, and a court of kings: Light fumes are merry, grosser fumes are sad : Both are the reasonable soul run mad : And many monstrous forms in sleep we see, That neither were, nor are, nor e'er can be.
Página 95 - ... and extensive for our comprehension ; and that there can be no security in the consequence, when the premises are not understood ; that the Second Sight is only wonderful because it is rare, for, considered in itself, it involves no more difficulty than dreams, or perhaps than the regular exercise of the cogitative faculty...
Página 36 - When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions : So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than my life.
Página 145 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...