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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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Dreams
only
form
subjects
of
good
dream-stories
when
the
vision
coincides
with
and
adequately
represents
an
unknown
event
in
the
past,
the
present,
or
the
future.
We
dream,
however
vividly,
of
the
murder
of
Rizzio.
Nobody
is
surprised
at
that,
the
incident
being
familiar
to
most
people,
in
history
and
art.
But,
if
we
dreamed
of
being
present
at
an
unchronicled
scene
in
Queen
Mary's
life,
and
if,
after
the
dream
was
recorded,
a
document
proving
its
accuracy
should
be
for
the
first
time
recovered,
then
there
is
matter
for
a
good
dream-story.
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Again,
we
dream
of
an
event
not
to
be
naturally
guessed
or
known
by
us,
and
our
dream
(which
should
be
recorded
before
tidings
of
the
fact
arrive)
tallies
with
the
news
of
the
event
when
it
comes.
Or,
finally,
we
dream
of
an
event
(recording
the
dream),
and
that
event
occurs
in
the
future.
In
all
these
cases
the
actual
occurrence
of
the
unknown
event
is
the
only
addition
to
the
dream's
usual
power
of
crumpling
up
time
and
space.
As
a
rule
such
dreams
are
only
mentioned
after
the
event,
and
so
are
not
worth
noticing.
Very
often
the
dream
is
forgotten
by
the
dreamer
till
he
hears
of
or
sees
the
event.
He
is
then
either
reminded
of
his
dream
by
association
of
ideas
or
he
has
never
dreamed
at
all,
and
his
belief
that
he
has
dreamed
is
only
a
form
of
false
memory,
of
the
common
sensation
of
"having
been
here
before,"
which
he
attributes
to
an
awakened
memory
of
a
real
dream.
Still
more
often
the
dream
is
unconsciously
cooked
by
the
narrator
into
harmony
with
facts.
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