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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
Comet · Heading 470; source lines 6061–6070 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of this heavenly awe-inspiring object sailing through the skies, you will have trials of an unexpected nature to beset you, but by bravely combating these foes you will rise above the mediocre in life to heights of fame.
For a young person, this dream portends bereavement and sorrow.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Comets · Dream section, heading 86; source lines 441–445 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you see one of these extraordinary ethereal substances, is ominous of war, plague, famine, and death; to the lover it forebodes an entire frustration of his hopes; to the farmer, failure of crops; and to the seaman, storms and shipwrecks. After such a dream change, if possible, your present place of residence.
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
Comet · Printed p. 209; NLM OCR lines 9612–9615 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of death and illness (Artemidorus); here the portent is apparent in the legends connected with these heavenly bodies.
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