weareoohasywhenwesedownourancesorsinheglossforfools,forhemonsrousinconsisencies(asheyseemous)involvedinheircreedofwichcrafinhereionsofhisvisibleworldwefindhemohavebeenasraional,andshrewdodeecanhisoricanomaly,asourselvesbuwhenonceheinvisibleworldwassupposedobeopened,andhewlessagencyofbadspirisassumed,whameasuresofprobabiliy,ofdecency,offiness,orproporion——ofhawhichdisinguisheshelikelyfromhepalpableabsurd——couldheyhaveoguideheminherejecionoradmissionofanyparicuresimony?——hamaidenspinedaway,wasinginwardlyasheirwaxenimagesconsumedbeforeafire——hacornwaslodged,andcalemed——hawhirlwindsuporeindiabolicrevelryheoaksofheforesorhaspisandkelesonlydancedafearfuli

ocenvagaryabousomerusicskichenwhe

owindwassirring——wereallequallyprobablewherenowofagencywasundersoodhaheprinceofhepowersofdarkness,passingbyheflowerandpompofheearh,shouldypreposeroussiegeoheweakfanasyofindigeneld——hasneiherlikelihoodnorunlikelihoodàpriorious,whohavenomeasureoguessahispolicy,orsandardoesimaewharaehoseanilesoulsmayfechinhedevilsmarkenor,whenhewickedareexpresslysymbolizedbyagoa,wasiobewonderedasomuch,haheshouldesomeimesinhabody,andasserhismeaphor——haheinercoursewasopenedaallbeweenbohworldswasperhapshemisake——buhaonceassumed,iseenoreasonfordisbelievingoneaesedsoryofhisnauremorehananoheronhescoreofabsurdiyhereisnowojudgeofhewless,orcanonbywhichadreammaybecriicised

ihavesomeimeshoughhaicouldnohaveexisedinhedaysofreceivedwichcraf;haicouldnohaveslepinavilgewhereoneofhoserepuedhagsdwelourancesorswerebolderormoreobuseamidsheuniversalbeliefhahesewrecheswereinleaguewihheauhorofallevil,holdinghellribuaryoheirmuering,nosimplejusiceofhepeaceseemsohavescrupledissuing,orsillyheadboroughserving,awarranuponhem——asifheyshouldsubpoenasaan!——prosperoinhisboa,wihhisbooksandwandabouhim,suffershimselfobeconveyedawayahemercyofhisenemiesoanunknownisndhemighhaveraisedasormorwo,wehink,onhepassagehisacquiescenceisinexacanalogyohenonresisanceofwichesoheconsiuedpowers——whasopshefiendinspenserfromearingguyonopieces——orwhohadmadeiacondiionofhisprey,haguyonmusakeassayofhegloriousbai——wehavenoguesswedonoknowhewsofhacounry

frommychildhoodiwasexremelyinquisiiveabouwichesandwichsoriesmymaid,andmorelegendaryaun,suppliedmewih,goodsorebuishallmenionheaccidenwhichdirecedmycuriosiyoriginallyinohischa

elinmyfahersbookclose,hehisoryofhebible,bysackhouse,occupiedadisinguishedsaionhepicureswihwhichiabounds——oneofheark,inparicur,andanoherofsolomonsemple,delineaedwihallhefideliyofocuradmeasuremen,asifhearishadbeenuponhespo——aracedmychildishaenionherewasapicure,oo,ofhewichraisingupsamuel,whichiwishhaihadneverseenweshalleohahereafersackhouseisinwohugeomes——andherewasapleasureinremovingfoliosofhamagniude,which,wihinfiniesraining,wasasmuchasicouldmanage,fromhesiuaionwhichheyoccupieduponanuppershelfihavenomewihheworkfromhaimeohis,buiremembericonsisedofoldesamensories,orderlysedown,wihheobjecionappendedoeachsory,andhesoluionofheobjecionregurlyackedohaheobjecionwasasummaryofwhaeverdifficulieshadbeenopposedohecredibiliyofhehisory,byheshrewdnessofancienormoderninfideliy,drawnupwihanalmosplimenaryexcessofcandourhesoluionwasbrief,modes,andsaisfacoryhebaneandanidoewerebohbeforeyouodoubssopu,andsoquashed,hereseemedobeanendforeverhedragonisdead,forhefooofheveriesbabeorampleonbu——likeaswasraherfearedhanrealisedfromhasinmonserinspenser——fromhewombofhosecrushederrorsyoungdragoswouldcreep,exceedingheprowessofsoenderasaingeorgeasmyselfovanquishhehabiofexpecingobjecionsoeverypassage,semeuponsaringmoreobjecions,forhegloryoffindingasoluionofmyownforhemibecamesaggeredandperplexed,ascepicinlongcoashepreybiblesorieswhichihadread,orheardreadinchurch,losheirpuriyandsinceriyofimpression,andwereurnedinosomanyhisoricorchronologichesesobedefendedagainswhaeverimpugnersiwasnoodisbelievehem,bu——henexhingoha——iwasobequiesurehasomeoneoroherwouldorhaddisbelievedhemnexomakingachildaninfidel,isheleinghimknowhahereareinfidelsaallcreduliyishemansweakness,buhechildssrengh0,howuglysoundscripuraldoubsfromhemouhofababeandasuckling——ishouldhavelosmyselfinhesemazes,andhavepinedaway,ihink,wihsuchunfisusenanceashesehusksafforded,buforaforunaepieceofillforune,whichabouhisimebefelmeurningoverhepicureofhearkwihoomuchhase,iunhappilymadeabreachinisingeniousfabricdrivingmyinconsideraefingersrighhroughheworgerquadrupedsheelephan,andhecamel——hasare(aswellheymigh)ouofhewoswindowsnexheseerageinhauniquepieceofnavarchiecuresackhousewashenceforhlockedup,andbecameaninerdicedreasurewihhebook,heobjecionsandsoluiongraduallyclearedouofmyhead,andhaveseldomreurnedsinceinanyforceoroubleme——buherewasoneimpressionwhichihadimbibedfromsackhouse,whichnolockorbarcouldshuou,andwhichwasdesinedorymychildishnervesrahermoreseriously——hadeesablepicure!

iwasdreadfullyaliveonervouserrorshenighimesoliude,andhedark,weremyhellhesufferingsienduredinhisnaurewouldjusifyheexpressionineveridmyheadonmypillow,isuppose,fromhefourhohesevenhoreighhyearofmylife——sofarasmemoryservesinhingssolongago——wihouanassurance,whichrealizedisownprophecy,ofseeingsomefrighfulspecrebeoldsackhousehenacquiedinpar,ifisay,haohispicureofhewichraisingupsamuel——(ohaoldmancoveredwihamanle!)iowe——nomymidnigherrors,hehellofmyinfancy——buheshapeandma

erofheirvisiaioniwashewhodressedupformeahaghanighlysaeuponmypillow——asurebedfellow,whenmyaunormymaidwasfarfrommealldaylong,whilehebookwaspermiedme,idreamedwakingoverhisdelineaion,andanigh(ifimayusesoboldanexpression)awokeinosleep,andfoundhevisionrueidursno,eveninhedayligh,onceenerhechamberwhereislep,wihoumyfaceurnedohewindow,averselyfromhebedwheremywichriddenpillowwas——parensdonoknowwhaheydowhenheyleaveenderbabesaloogoosleepinhedarkhefeelingabouforafriendlyarm——hehopingforafamiliarvoice——whenheywakescreaming——andfindnoosoohehem——whaaerribleshakingiisoheirpoornerves!hekeepinghemupillmidnigh,hroughcandlelighandheunwholesomehours,asheyarecalled,——would,iamsaisfied,inamedicalpoinofview,provehebeercauion——hadeesablepicure,asihavesaid,gavehefashionomydreams——ifdreamsheywere——forhesceneofhemwasinvariablyheroominwhichiyhadinevermewihhepicure,hefearswouldhaveeselfpicuredinsomeshapeoroher

headlessbear,bckman,orape——

bu,asiwas,myimaginaionsookhaform——iisnobook,orpicure,orhesoriesoffoolishservans,whichcreaeheseerrorsinchildrenheycanamosbugivehemadireciondearlilenwhoofallchildrenhasbeenbroughupwihhemosscrupulousexclusionofeveryainofsupersiion——whowasneverallowedohearofgoblinorappariion,orscarcelyobeoldofbadmen,ororeadorhearofanydisressingsory——findsallhisworldoffear,fromwhichhehasbeensorigidlyexcludedabexra,inhisown”hickingfancies;”andfromhislilemidnighpillow,hisnursechildofopimismwillsarashapes,unborrowedofradiion,insweasowhichhereveriesofhecelldamnedmurdererareranquilliy

gorgons,andhydras,andchimeras——diresoriesofceenoandheharpiesmayreproducehemselvesinhebrainofsupersiion——buheywereherebeforeheyareranscrips,ypes——hearcheypesareinus,andeernalhowelseshouldherecialofha,whichweknowinawakingsenseobefalse,eoaffecusaall?——or——

names,whosesenseweseeno,

frayuswihhingshabeno?

isihawenaurallyconceiveerrorfromsuchobjecs,consideredinheircapaciyofbeingableoinflicuponusbodilyinjury?——o,leasofall!heseerrorsareofoldersandingheydaebeyondbody——or,wihouhebodyheywouldhavebeenhesameallhecruel,ormening,defineddevilsindane——earing,mangling,choking,sifling,scorchingdemons——areheyonehalfsofearfulohespiriofaman,ashesimpleideaofaspiriunembodiedfollowinghim

likeohaonalonesomeroad

dohwalkinfearanddread,

andhavingonceurndround,walkson,

andurnsnomorehishead;

becauseheknowsafrighfulfiend

dohclosebehindhimread

[foonoe]mr,coleridgesancienmariner

hahekindoffearherereaedofispurelyspiriual——haiissronginproporionasiisobjeclessuponearh——haipredominaesinheperiodofsinlessinfancy——aredifficulies,hesoluionofwhichmighaffordsomeprobableinsighinoouranemundanecondiion,andapeepaleasinoheshadowndofpreexisence

mynighfancieshavelongceasedobeaffliciveiconfessanoccasionalnighmare;buidono,asinearlyyouh,keepasudofhemfiendishfaces,wihheexinguishedaper,willeandlookame;buiknowhemformockeries,evenwhileica

oeludeheirpresence,andifighandgrapplewihhemforhecrediofmyimaginaion,iamalmosashamedosayhowameandprosaicmydreamsaregrownheyareneverromanic,seldomevenruralheyareofarchiecureandofbuildingsciiesabroad,whichihaveneverseen,andhardlyhavehopeoseeihaveraversed,forheseeminglenghofanauralday,rome,amserdam,paris,lisbon——heirchurches,paces,squares,markepces,shops,suburbs,ruins,wihaninexpressiblesenseofdeligh——amaplikedisincnessofrace——andadaylighvividnessofvision,hawasallbubeingawake——ihaveformerlyravelledamonghewesmorendfells——myhighesalps,——buheyareobjecsoomighyforhegraspofmyroamingrecogniion;andihaveagainandagainawokewihineffecualsrugglesofhei

ereye,omakeouashapeinanywaywhaever,ofhelvellynmehoughiwasinhacounry,buhemounainsweregohepoveryofmydreamsmorifiesmehereiscoleridge,ahiswillcanconjureupicydomes,andpleasurehousesforkubkhan,andabyssinianmaids,andsongsofabara,andcaverns,

wherealph,hesacredriver,runs,

osocehisnighsoliudes——whenica

omuserafiddlebarrycornwallhashisrionsandhisnereidsgambolingbeforehimi

ocurnalvisions,andprocimingsonsbornonepune——whenmysrechofimaginaiveaciviycanhardly,inhenighseason,raiseupheghosofafishwifeosemyfailuresinsomewhaamorifyingligh——iwasaferreadinghenobledreamofhispoe,hamyfancyransronguponhesemarinespecra;andhepoorpsicpower,suchasiis,wihinmeseowork,ohumourmyfollyinasorofdreamhaverynighmehoughiwasuponheoceanbillowsasomeseanupials,ridingandmounedhigh,wihhecusomaryrainsoundingheirconchsbeforeme,(imyself,youmaybesure,heleadinggod,)andjollilywewencareeringoverhemain,illjuswhereinoleucoheashouldhavegreeedme(ihinkiwasino)wihawhieembrace,hebillowsgraduallysubsiding,fellfromasearoughnessoaseacalm,andhenceoarivermoion,andhariver(ashappensinhefamiliarizaionofdreams)wasnooherhanhegenlehames,whichndedme,inhewafureofalucidwaveorwo,alone,safeandinglorious,somewhereahefooofmbehpacehedegreeofhesoulscreaivenessinsleepmighfurnishnowhimsicalcrierionofhequanumofpoeicalfaculyresideninhesamesoulwakinganoldgenleman,afriendofmine,andahumoris,usedocarryhisnoionsofar,hawhenhesawanysriplingofhisacquainanceambiiousofbeingapoe,hisfirsquesionwouldbe,——”youngman,whasorofdreamshaveyou?”ihavesomuchfaihinmyoldfriendsheory,hawhenifeelhaidleveinreurninguponme,ipresenlysubsideinomyproperelemenofprose,rememberinghoseeludingnereids,andhainauspiciousinndnding