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A little after appeared the Isle of DreamsThe Island and City of Dreams described. near unto us, an obscure country and unperspicuous to the eye, endued with the same quality as dreams themselves are: for as we drew, it still gave back and fled from us, that it seemed to be farther off than at the first, but in the end we attained it and entered the haven called Hypnus,ὕπνος, sleep. and adjoined to the gate of ivory, where the temple of AlectryonOr, Alector. stands, and took land somewhat late in the evening.
See The Cock.Entering the gate we saw many dreams of sundry fashions; but I will first tell you somewhat of the city, because no man else hath written any description of it: only