Why should we hurry－why indeed? 1
When every way we fly
We are molested equally
By immortality.
No respite from the inference
That this which is begun,
Though where its labors lie
A bland uncertainty
Besets the sight
This mighty night－
When every way we fly
We are molested equally
By immortality.
No respite from the inference
That this which is begun,
Though where its labors lie
A bland uncertainty
Besets the sight
This mighty night－
(F.1683/J.1646)
[1–4] hurry, fly, molested equally:: the nature of nightmare.
[5] inference:: a situation that is inferred; a dream may be an inference of one's mind.
[8] bland uncertainty:: a nightmare is only a dream that won't really hurt.
[10] mighty night:: a hint on nightmare.