A curious but vivid figure, expressing a sense of darkness and uninterrupted silence.
8. So lapsed the drowsy æon of the night—
The monotony makes the hours seem a moment drawn out.
10. And then, as quickened to somnambulance, etc.
Note the steps of the dawning, and the suddenness of the coming of day. The description is not only vivid but accurate.
20. Scarce had he munched the hoarded roots, when came etc.
Why the difference between this and previous dreams?
Define “tensile.”
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8. It was the hour when cattle straggle home etc.