Craig wrote: “Seen in a clear stream, a dream of happiness.”
The historical account
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Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Boat, Canoe, Sailboat, Ship, etc · Printed p. 202; NLM OCR lines 9242–9249 · OCR transcription
Original source heading: Boat, Canoe, Sailboat, Ship, etc
Original source (English)
Seen in a clear stream, a dream of happiness; to see one sink indicates disappointment; to fall from one, great dangers; to sail on smooth water, happiness and prosperity; on muddy water, trouble (Raphael). Here the symbolism requires no explanation. Bayley, however, says that the original meaning of the word bateau, or boat, is derived from the word beatus, or happy.
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