Whence does this flame arise?
And presently afterwards—
Come on; come on; they hasten, they approach;
They seek for me.
Listen, how he implores the good faith of the virgin:—
O bring me aid; O drive this pest away;
This fiery power which now doth torture me;
See, they advance, dark shades, with flames encircled,
And stand around me with their blazing torches.
Have you any doubt here that he appears to himself to see these things? And then the rest of his speech:—