awhapreciseminuehalileairymusiciandoffshisnighgear,preparesouneuphisunseasonablemains,wearenonauralissenoughodeerminebuforamerehumangenleman——hahasnoorchesrabusinessocallhimfromhiswarmbedosuchpreposerousexercises——weakeen,orhalfaferen(eleven,ofcourse,duringhischrismassolsice),obeheveryearlieshour,awhichhecanbeginohinkofabandoninghispillowohinkofi,wesay;forodoiinearnes,requiresanoherhalfhoursgoodconsideraionnobuherearepreysunrisings,asweareold,andsuchlikegawds,abroadinheworld,insummerimeespecially,somehoursbeforewhawehaveassigned;whichagenlemanmayseeasheysay,onlyforgeingupbu,havingbeenempedonceorwice,inearlierlife,oassisahoseceremonies,weconfessourcuriosiyabaedwearenolongerambiiousofbeinghesunscouriers,oaendahismorningleveesweholdhegoodhoursofhedawnoosacredowasehemuponsuchobservances;whichhaveinhem,besides,somehingpaganandpersicosayruh,weneveranicipaedourusualhour,orgoupwihhesun(asiscalled),ogoajourney,oruponafoolishwholedayspleasuring,buwesufferedforiallhelonghoursaferinlislessnessandheadachs;naureherselfsufficienlydecringhersenseofourpresumpion,inaspiringoregueourfrailwakingcoursesbyhemeasuresofhacelesiandsleeplessravellerwedenynohahereissomehingsprighlyandvigorous,aheouseespecially,inhesebreakofdayexcursionsiisferingoge[p270]hesarofazyworld;oconquerdeahbyproxyinhisimagebuheseedsofsleepandmoraliyareinus;andwepayusuallyinsrangequalms,beforenighfalls,hepenalyofheu

auralinversionherefore,whilehebusyparofmankindarefashuddlingonheirclohes,arealreadyupandabouheiroccupaions,conenohaveswallowedheirsleepbywholesale;wechoseolingerabed,anddigesourdreamsiisheveryimeorebihewanderingimages,whichnighinaconfusedmasspresened;osnachhemfromforgefulness;oshape,andmouldhekefasfeeders,heygulphemoogrossly,oasehemcuriouslyweloveochewhecudofaforegonevisionocollechescaeredraysofabrigherphanasm,oracoveragain,wihfirmernerves,hesaddernocurnalragedies;odraginodaylighasrugglingandhalfvanishingnighmare;ohandleandexamiheerrors,orheairysoceswehaveoomuchrespecforhesespiriualmunicaions,olehemgosolighlywearenososupid,orsocareless,ashaimperialforgeerofhisdreams,haweshouldneedaseeroremindusofheformofhemheyseemousohaveasmuchsignificanceasourwakingconcerns;orraheroimporusmorenearlyasmorenearlyweapproachbyyearsoheshadowyworldwhiherwearehaseningwehaveshakenhandswihheworldsbusiness;wehavedonewihi;wehavedischargedourselfofiwhyshouldwegeup?wehaveneihersuiosolici,noraffairsomanagehedramahasshuinuponusahefourhacwehavenohinghereoexpec,buinashorimeasickbed,andadismissalwedelighoanicipaedeahbysuchshadowsasnighaffordswearealreadyhalfacquainedwihghosswewerenevermuchinheworlddisappoinmenearlysruckadarkveilbeweenusandisdazzlingillusionsourspirisshowedgreybeforeourhairshemighychangesofheworldalreadyappearasbuhevainsuffouofwhichdramasareposedwehaveaskednomoreoflifehanwhahemimicimagesinpyhousespresenuswihevenhoseypeshavewaxedfainerourclockappearsohavesruckwearesuperannuaedinhisdearhofmundanesaisfacion,weconracpoliicallianceswihshadowsiisgoodohavefriendsacourheabsracedmediaofdreamsseemnoillinroducionohaspiriualpresence,uponwhich,i

olongime,weexpecobehrownweareryingoknowalileofheusagesofhacolony;olearnhenguage,andhefacesweshallmeewihhere,hawemaybehelessawkwardaourfirsingamonghemwewillinglycalphanomourfellow,asknowingweshallsoonbeofheirdarkpanionship[p271]herefore,wecherishdreamsweryospellinhemhealphabeofheinvisibleworld;andhinkweknowalready,howishallbewihushoseuncouhshapes,which,whileweclungofleshandblood,affrighedus,havebeefamiliarwefeeenuaedinoheirmeagreessences,andhavegivenhehandofhalfwayapproachoincorporealbeingweoncehoughlifeobesomehing;buihasunaccounablyfallenfromusbeforeisimehereforewechooseodallywihvisionshesunhasnopurposesofoursolighusowhyshouldwegeup?