Somnium a Arthur de Bussieres, 1896

Somnium at arthur de bussières in: the illustrated world vol. 13, no. 653 (november 7, 1896), p. 441 somnium when drowsiness weighs down my eyes, in me i see passing, mysterious dream, one after the other, in a long procession, my gods, specters chanting an eternal lament. They all come, covered in the shroud, and my eyes watch their solemn suite parade who glides, free from carnal adornment, horribly silent, under the skies. And i became, while they passed, sad, thinking that one day, like them, passed away, i would have a sinister appearance and pale old bones. And i tremble to have, in the back of my mind, seen the destiny of man written in shadow letters in the frightening horror of their empty eye sockets. Date: 1896.