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as Pomfey^ who about the latter end of the war be- tween him and Cdtfar^ dreamed that be fate in the Theatre, and was applauded by the people, which applaule £bould give him the viftory : but the event of that applaufe denoted not the vidory, but the iiir- ring up againft hira oi Lament hIhs^ Domitim^ Lihienni^ and others. Stt out Idea of the La'^s.^c.
So D.4rius before the laft battle with Alexander^ dreamed he ^aw a burning army marching through ^/^, came even to B^bylofj.vjhtx^ he faw AUxAnder^ clad in a Perfiin robe, entring the Temple andprefent- ly viniOiing* By which dream Danru was perfwBded that by the flames deftruftion was meant to the Ma- cedonian Army; and that Alexander being clad in Perfian habit, fignified he (hould be brought under the power of them; But the event made it appear; that by the flames was portended the fwifc and vido- rious progrefs of /4/f^4»^i?r, and that of fire devour- ing all things; by the habit, the Perfian Empire was forefignified to Alexander.
So Camhyfes drczming that his Crown touched the heaven , and that he fate in his brother Smirdnh Royal ieat, wastohim thefignification of death.
So JhUhs Q^fcirs dreaming he was above the Cloud, had its efFed in hisdeath.
So Xerxes upon the bringing of his army into Greece dreamed that he was crowned with an Olive, whofe branches fliadowed all the earth, that p refently vanifhing with the dream.
There are many dreams which are rather the conjedures of events, then the true fignifications, (tJch as was that of Alexanders dream to Cyrus; for he dreaming that he (aw Satyrs dancing asked the Con- /cftor, whence he foretold him the viftory;the con- I? p a jefturc
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jefture was taken from the word Satyr, feeing fro© eA^vpr^ may come thefe wotdsjTi4aefi Tjyhs.
Many dreams are ambiguous, double fenfed, in cer- tain, and doubtful, and may be referred to either pare ^oftbe contradidton ; wliofe events are fo tickiifh, tbat the very Interpreters of dreams in fuch cafes are fomctimcs aflcep, whereof we have thefe examples. \
One that was to run in the Olympick games, dream- ed he was carryed in a chariot with fourhorfes; He tells the Conjedor his dream, who anfwered. Thou |j fliak overcome ; for thatis (hewn by theceleriry and ftrcngth of the horfes; the party relating the fame dream to ayinti^hon was aniwercd, Ihou muft be o crcome; fceft thou not there are four that run before thee ?
Another told a Con jedor that he had dreamed he Wis turned into an Eagle ; he anfwered thou (hale overcome, for their is nothing {mkox or more vio- lent then that bird : But fays Anii^hon to him, doeft thou not fee tliy fclf overcome, for that Bird pur- luing and chacing others, is ever the laft it felf.
Ofa many dreams, there are but a it^^ have their true events, fthongh it muft be granted they fome- times though fcldomchave) efpecially in melancholy perfonswho as they are naturally thoughtful, fo do they the oftneft dream, and fuffer moft reprefentati- ons of things. Whence as he that fhoots all day may at laft hir the mark, fo they in their dreams may fome time or ciher apprehend true things, acd that the of- tner btCiUie they dream often. AriJKlth.de devw. &c, I hefe the Greeks call ^J 'h /«/«£ ;;; ^iaqt 'y.- ences of heaven fuch a faculty , as when it perceives the approach of any thing, if it be in the day, it pri- vately