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IT　is　astonishing　to　think　how　our　real　wide…awake　world　revolves　around

the　shadowy　unrealities　of　Dreamland。　Despite　all　that　we　say　about　the

inconsequence　of　dreams；　we　often　reason　by　them。　We　stake　our　greatest

hopes　upon　them。　Nay；　we　build　upon　them　the　fabric　of　an　ideal　world。　I

can　recall　few　fine；　thoughtful　poems；　few　noble　works　of　art　or　any

system　of　philosophy　in　which　there　is　not　evidence　that　dream…fantasies

symbolize　truths　concealed　by　phenomena。

The　fact　that　in　dreams　confusion　reigns；　and　illogical　connections

occur　gives　plausibility　to　the　theory　which　Sir　Arthur　Mitchell　and

other　scientific　men　hold；　that　our　dream…thinking　is　uncontrolled　and

undirected　by　the　will。　The　will……the　inhibiting　and　guiding

power……finds　rest　and　refreshment　in　sleep；　while　the　mind；　like　a

barque　without　rudder　or　pass；　drifts　aimlessly　upon　an　uncharted

sea。　But　curiously　enough；　these　fantasies　and　inter…twistings　of

thought　are　to　be　found　in　great　imaginative　poems　like　Spensers　〃Faerie

Queene。〃　Lamb　was　impressed　by　the　analogy　between　our　dream…thinking

and　the　work　of　the　imagination。　Speaking　of　the　episode　in　the　cave　of

Mammon；　Lamb　wrote：

〃It　is　not　enough　to　say　that　the　whole　episode　is　a　copy　of　the　minds

conceptions　in　sleep；　it　is……in　some　sort；　but　what　a　copy！　Let　the　most

romantic　of　us　that　has　been　entertained　all　night　with　the　spectacle　of

some　wild　and　magnificent　vision；　re…bine　it　in　the　morning　and　try

it　by　his　waking　judgment。　That　which　appeared　so　shifting　and　yet　so

coherent；　when　it　came　under　cool　examination；　shall　appear　so

reasonless　and　so　unlinked；　that　we　are　ashamed　to　have　been　so　deluded；

and　to　have　taken；　though　but　in　sleep；　a　monster　for　a　god。　The

transitions　in　this　episode　are　every　whit　as　violent　as　in　the　most

extravagant　dream；　and　yet　the　waking　judgment　ratifies　them。〃

Perhaps　I　feel　more　than　others　the　analogy　between　the　world　of　our

waking　life　and　the　world　of　dreams　because　before　I　was　taught；　I　lived

in　a　sort　of　perpetual　dream。　The　testimony　of　parents　and　friends　who

watched　me　day　a

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