Miller wrote: “To dream of playing backgammon, denotes that you will, while visiting, meet with unfriendly hospitality,…” Compare 2 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Backgammon · Heading 141; source lines 2972–2981 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of playing backgammon, denotes that you will, while visiting, meet with unfriendly hospitality, but will unconsciously win friendships which will endure much straining.
If you are defeated in the game, you will be unfortunate in bestowing your affections, and your affairs will remain in an unsettled condition.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Backgammon · Heading 39; source line 1141 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
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