CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER VII.

ANALOGIES OF DREAMING AND INSANITY.

Edward Binns-Dreamers and Maniacs-M. Moreau-Transmutation of

Personality-Time in Dreams and in Insanity-Duration and Uncon-

scious Impressions-Brierre de Boismont-Hallucinations and their

Modifications-Dreams taken for Waking Realities-Sir Henry Holland

-Analogical caprices of Reverie-Dreams of Children-Henry Monro

-The Reasoning Faculties-Mystery of Dreams-Walter C. Dendy-

Moral Causes of Dreaming-Hobbes's Illustration-Communities of

the Senses-Want of the Senses-Instrument of Consciousness-How

Fulfilment may be a Consequence-Physical Causes of Dreams-

Influence of Dark Blood in the Brain-Requisites of Natural Action—

Languid Arterial Circulation

233-248

CHAPTER VIII.

PSYCHOLOGY, ETC., OF DREAMING.

Leopold H. Grindon-Certissima Mortis Imago The Imagination—

Dreams as Spiritual Phenomena-Duality and Distinction of Substance

-It is the Soul that remembers-Medical Critic-Conspectus of

Opinions-Psychical aspect of Sleep-Journal of Psychological Medicine

-William Shakespeare-Clarence's Dream true to Nature-" A

Glimpse at the possibility of Omniscience

249-258

CHAPTER IX.

PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF DREAMING.

Thomas Hobbes-Dreams caused by Distempers-Journal of Psycho-
logical Medicine-The Sense of Smell a Suggestive Cause-Lodging
at a Cheesemonger's-A Camisado-A singular Epidemic-The obsti-
nate Pedals-Sir Henry Holland-The Physiology of Sleep-Never
absolutely Dreamless-Fluctuating condition-Medical Critic-Sensa-
tions of Dreams-Experiments of M. Maury-M. Macario's Division-
Morbid Dreams-Effects of Diseases-Formey's "Essai sur les Songes"
-Disturbance of the Interior extremity of the Nerves-Arthur E.
Durham-Partial activity of nervous centres-Sir Benjamin C. Brodie
-Physical Organisms of the Mind-Crowding of Events-Various
results of impressions-Theory of Transition-Dreams and Memory.
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CHAPTER X.

DREAMS OF ANIMALS.

Aristotle-All Viviparous Animals Dream-Oviparous Animals possibly
Dream-Dreams and Dreamlessness-Pliny-Undecided Questions-

Count de Buffon-Dreams independent of the Soul-Animal inability
to distinguish Dreaming from Waking Impressions-Robert Macnish-
Dreaming a universal Law-Horses-Dogs-The Ruminantia-Walter
C. Dendy-Animals likely to Dream-Memory is the test of this
power-An Imaginative Dunnock-Dream-Melody-Answer to Aris-
totle.
280-284

PART III.

DREAMS, ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Dream of Achilles-Dream of the Mother of Zartusht-Series of Dreams
from Herodotus-Croesus- Sabacon-Sethon-Otanes-Hipparchus-
Xerxes-Artabanus-Pherecydes-Socrates - Xenophon― Alexander
the Great and Jaddua the High Priest-Hyrcanus-Calpurnia-Series of
Dreams from Cicero-Dream of Hecuba-Tarquin-Mother of Phalaris
-Cyrus-Hannibal-Hamilcar-Publius-Decius-Detective Dream
of Sophocles-A Roman Rustic-Appearance of Tiberius Gracchus to
his brother Caius-Preserving Dream of Simonides-The Two Arca-
dians-Cicero's Dream-Imperial Dreams-Tiberius-Caligula—Clau-
dius-Nero-Vespasian-Domitian-Fannius' History cut short-The
Dreams of a Neophyte-Dreams and Visions about the death of the
Emperor Julian-The Genius of the Empire-Monica and Augustine-
Genadius persuaded-King Arthur's Dream and its fulfilment -The
Story of Cadmon-Dunstan-Anselm-Fate of William Rufus fore-
shadowed--Henry more pious than Rufus-Eagle and Seven Missiles
-The Scribe and the Angels-Mystical Dream of Giraldus Cambrensis
-Case of Walter de Barri-Charles VI. flies a Falcon in a Dream-
The Flying Hart-Vision of Ingulphus-Thomas à Becket a razer of
Walls-Dream of Channteclere-Sir Thomas More's eminence foretold
-Dr. Faustus Dreams of Hell-Symbolical Dream of the Emperor of
Saxony-Polemical Dream of Zuinglius-A King in a ditch-Bene.
volent imprisonment-Sir Thomas Wotton-Joannes Maria Mauro-
cenus-Ludovicus Madius-The Legend of the Swaffham Tinker-
Bishop Hall's Mother-Bread eaten in secret-Wallenstein's Dreams—
Dream in an Unknown Tongue-Henry the Second of France warned
in vain-Lord Strafford's Death mysteriously represented-Van Hel-
mont listens to a Bottle and sees his own Soul-Peter Sterry makes a
mistake-Milton's Dream-Sonnet-A Numismatologist providentially
enlightened-A Lady foretells her Death, and justifies her prediction
-Thirteen at Supper-The lot falls on the Chaplain-An Island of
the Blessed-Madame Guyon's Dream and its Analysis-Not to be done
to death by a Dream-bully-Series of Dreams from John Aubrey-
Archbishop Abbot's Mother-Doctor Harvey's Life preserved-Nine
Finches-Premonitions of the Death of Friends-A Triple Elm-tree-
Admiral Dean's Wife-Robbery and murder of Mr. Stockden dis-
covered through a series of Dreams-Determination of Dr. Reid-
Mrs. Griffiths' Dream saves her nephew's life-Dreams of Emanuel
Swedenborg-A Dumb Man recovers Speech-Zimmermann's Dream

-The Man in the Blue Coat-Dr. Johnson's Wit Contest-Murder and

Conviction in Ireland-A native of Alderney's dream-Coleridge's

Kubla Khan-Dr. Cromwell's Dream-poem-The Sacrilegious Dentist

-Richter's Appreciation of Dreams-His "Dream upon the Universe"

-Joanna Southcott-Dreams of the English Opium-eater-The

Lottery Ticket- Dream of Count de Lavalette-Murderer Self-dis-

covered-Dreams dictated by External Suggestions-Remarks and

Examples of Dr. Abercrombie-A Volunteer's Dream-A Bank-defi-

ciency-The Portugal piece of Gold--Domestic anxiety vindicated-

A Patient's Wife-Prevention of Murder-The Devil accepts a Substi-

tute-A vain Dream-The Church Ladle-Simultaneous Stoppages-

Spectral and Dream testimony-Discovery of the Red Barn Murder-

The Idiot Detective-Various Dreams from Chambers's "Edinburgh

Journal ❞—An unexpected Illness-A Visitor-The withered Branch-

Preservation of Life foretold-A Dream as it should be-The Avenger

of Blood-The Dream Log-book-Lady Nuneham's Dream-Case of

Captain Anstruther-A Dream of Conscience-A Dream of Affection—

An Officer announces his Death-Dream of Africaner-Retributive

Justice-A Bundle of Dreams from the Night-side of Nature- A strange

Bishop-Major André's Death prefigured-Letter to a Dead Brother-

Evidence of the Brooms-The Visionary Axe-A Lawyer and his

Clients-Dr. Fosgate's Father Rides on thin Ice-A Dream of Dream-

ing-Dream Testimony-Legal Responsibility of Dreamers-Azrael

and his Impersonator-Singular Prognostication-Out of his Bed-

The Little Black Boy-General Historical Review-Argumentative

value of General Belief.

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LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORS, TREATISES, AND OPINIONS CITED OR QUOTED IN THIS WORK.