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efreshment　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　Spenser's　〃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　mind's

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