I waked with this thought; and was under such inexpressible impressions of joy at the prospect of my escape in my dream, that the disappointments which I felt upon coming to myself, and finding that it was no more than a dream, were equally extravagant the other way, and threw me into a very great dejection of spirits.
Credei vederlo correre nel mio folto boschetto posto innanzi alla mia fortificazione per nascondervisi entro. Io, notando che l’uomo era solo, nè accorgendomi che alcuno lo inseguisse da quella banda, me gli mostrai, sempre in sogno, e sorridendo a lui gli feci coraggio.