Miller wrote: “To see your brothers, while dreaming, full of energy, you will have cause to rejoice at your own, or their…” Compare 4 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
Brothers · Heading 290; source lines 4232–4240 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see your brothers, while dreaming, full of energy, you will have cause to rejoice at your own, or their good fortune; but if they are poor and in distress, or begging for assistance, you will be called to a deathbed soon, or some dire loss will overwhelm you or them.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Brothers · Heading 95; source line 1378 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you see your brothers and sisters, signifies long life to the dreamer, but it portends a death in your family.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Brother · Dream section, heading 41; source lines 269–271 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you see your brother, denotes a speedy marriage in your family and that the dreamer will not be long-lived; if you are in love it is a favorable omen.
Anonymous
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Brother · Dream section, heading 26; source lines 3574–3577 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Seeing dead brothers or sisters in a dream is a sign of long life.
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