Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-30
From the Lancaster pennsylvania
JourDsl.
THE DREAM.
!. Yivere ST rectene scis, discede peritis'
Hon.
:. Learn to l;ce aeell or fairly make youi
aoiL." P0PE.

THAT exercise Of the mind usually
lcaled dreaming, is among the most Sill
gular phenomena of the human soald. Il
mas attracted the attention OF philosophers
land devout persons. and has excited fears
| in the bosom Of the infidel. Tha: the
soul, when the senses are locked up III
Irepose, and the body itself appears tc
view motionless lump. should never.
aeless pursue its active operations, in re.
teo!lecting the past. surveying the present
an'icipa,ing TIE future. forming singular
Icombinatisns out Of ideas WITH which il
had cot been familiar, tracing the conse,
quences of plans not yet Haturcd, puf-
suing through a chain of reasoning,
thoughts which it had, for the first time.
struck cut. reviewing he incidents OF its
5past life. dartine forward lnto the destl
mes which It had been long anticipating.
and at tie same tine retaining a lasting
impression of Gle train fits image
and ti.onehts---is iruly astonishing
ANS tie variou- ases 70 which these
.au.az ng efforts OF the fancy have been
IedGce,i. fhe are nrt TIE least. L.
them re cpfeeirc = proof accounting to =
ap,rtlafraf,oi,. tn, tie soul is a distinct
lamb jzdearndcnt ia,il Q q being that can
texigti9 q sat, Of sssraton from the
BODY. Aulsiage If is i lasyo TO perform.
ievca with oia, activiiv "a eaerations,
tvben Il j.. as Il wsra, de,seaat mn e.
BODY its activjty aaa eaga.if,asa ls tie
iancreased IL a. ,,r men-e Ja,iovhea -
loose from the chaf.s IL the ec :;
of wleu united ta tsat form of tne hnd
which we confidently exaeet alter tbc
! csns,,ygn,ai On 81 al. (hf0zs. d. Yeung
has i1gt', .aici. "a aii.l.iaa In th,s, " Nor
SPORT vain 4 a2Hs n van
Other n.cs Ia,a bfcu made # dreams
aiaaag al tat;one ff0m e Iudest TO the
most po!ishe. and a5iiqj,ienpd. | allude
"a tlr rcnn.af ie a f63t dreams were
DESIGNED f. INST .nlr ans. warn mortais &
n ueve;i - fheIg d asstiu;es of futuritv
avait,rg fhg,. l,,-t;a eyolutions Of Proyi-
dspce
peraaas tbje ;,ts, or;c7aated in the sup
positi,n, fat the ,oul whea detached. as
i wee, f,np me body. Mingled with
sni its. and from these invisible beings re-
iceiyed supernatural intmatioas. Or that
its crcator CONVEYS certain Impressions TO
it IN the COMMUNION which he de;ers to
hold with T. The last Is fhe most pro-
hahIes Anal conld. nerhaps. be traced
rom tba n,;,,:t;ve race of men VINO pre-
lions =, lie g;ff Of /, written revelation.
hal converse With De;tx in ,he =, cams
aud visions Of the nisht.
rfwba,eyer r. is ORIGIN, It is certain
81, y mon have watched with a. fraor,|;, ary
c.ra and conrtod with sort Of veurr,-
on No. rav;nr. ar ;nrnlses in tho b.-
ma. mind N The moments og nrotopnd
.Ioa, vbey Gas +he ynFarie, nf suner-
.,;tirn :, VIC G-ecian temnI.saod cavcr, 8
an gaye used certain a,,nIicati,ns to the
hody 70 nro,h,ce a susnenSion Of the sen
400 tb4t tho som, IN lie elevated iliohts.
m;~bt ,;.coyer NJ d ..t;n;gs Of ;6,liy;,Iuals
and rat;,ns Anltbev v,,ched the "a ~
.,na,,o,4s af tho d,;an IN Vic, they sum
no4nd tha sopI when shout to take lis
5"o, = o nv .ha 49,, aoS S,ar5; m the
70 a roo ~ 81 NO fat'ro s4at, o,ta;ns All ey-
-, go a.; nnso 81 th;nr, imaervigus
e. rn..,, ten
y M H"",,' .a.o rsral,v anil fink lust
49,, ''',' 80: 800 49, i.;,,,,s 1st J'sosc
49, 49, - -" NV, n.fars, The soul mighty
a.. 4na;a &c theaplts that had
,,r'aSe Cd IL - Genera, attention. or made
= d {, .9 ;,,'n :" And ont of those il
: y. - n.y. 49,, a 'y,otsz,ne combinations.
r, w. 49, 81, ,"c ..a thoSa Mich NAV proceed