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 1 9 |     thinking and all activity in dreams. Thus it happens that the
 2 43|        of Hermotimus. But yet it dreams in the interval. Whence
 3 43|        interval. Whence then its dreams? The fact is, it cannot
 4 45|                             XLV. DREAMS, AN INCIDENTAL EFFECT OF
 5 45|         of Christians respecting dreams, as incidents of sleep,
 6 45|         sorrow, and alarm in our dreams! Whereas we should not be
 7 45| unaffected by ecstasy.) In these dreams, indeed, good actions are
 8 45|        can the soul remember its dreams, when it is said to be without
 9 46|               XLVI. DIVERSITY OF DREAMS AND VISIONS. EPICURUS THOUGHT
10 46|      HIGHLY VALUED. INSTANCES OF DREAMS.~We now find ourselves constrained
11 46|       about the character of the dreams by which the soul is excited.
12 46|     given it as his opinion that dreams are altogether vain things; (
13 46|        has assigned two gates to dreams,--the horny one of truth,
14 46|      expressing his opinion that dreams are in most cases untrue,
15 46|    Telmessus will not admit that dreams are in any case unmeaning,
16 46|          perceived some truth in dreams? I shall force a blush from
17 46|        too, were acquainted with dreams of this kind. From a dream
18 46|         cured by Achilles in his dreams. Sophocles the tragic poet
19 46|       place among divinations to dreams. The whole world is full
20 46|         the entire literature of dreams, Hermippus of Berytus in
21 46|       every institution, gave us dreams amongst other preservatives
22 46|          oracle. So much for the dreams to which credit has to be
23 46|    oracles, at which no one ever dreams, what else must we declare
24 47|                           XLVII. DREAMS VARIOUSLY CLASSIFIED. SOME
25 47|        SOME ARE GOD-SENT, AS THE DREAMS OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR; OTHERS
26 47|           We declare, then, that dreams are inflicted on us mainly
27 47|        Nebuchadnezzar dreamt his dreams; and almost the greater
28 47|      their knowledge of God from dreams. Thus it is that, as the
29 47|        awake. The third class of dreams will consist of those which
30 47|          Then must this class of dreams be abandoned to the action
31 48|      CAUSES AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF DREAMS. WHAT BEST CONTRIBUTES TO
32 48|          DREAMING.~They say that dreams are more sure and clear
33 48|         the seasons of the year, dreams are calmer in spring, since
34 48|         But, generally speaking, dreams will be under control of
35 48|   prescribe for the treatment of dreams, in the matter of distinguishing
36 48|          explaining the sense of dreams. For my own part, I hardly
37 48|       receiving communication by dreams and visions, as if it were
38 49|       SOUL NATURALLY EXEMPT FROM DREAMS.~As for those persons who
39 49|     emotions of their soul as it dreams, which so readily escape
40 49|         the power of visions and dreams from such as resorted to
41 49|         to confer the faculty of dreams; and from this circumstance
42 49|        life. We, however, derive dreams from God. Why, then, did
43 49|         constitution exempt from dreams.~
44 50|       occupations of sleep, even dreams. Let us now go on to consider
45 57|   apparitions of dead persons in dreams to be not more really true
46 57|    proved to be so. The truth of dreams is declared from the realization,
47 57|  sorcerers, and the imposture of dreams, and the licence of poets.