Miller wrote: “To dream of drawing corks at a banquet, signifies that you will soon enter a state of prosperity, in which you will revel in happiness of…”
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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
Cork · Heading 508; source lines 6354–6373 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of drawing corks at a banquet, signifies that you will soon enter a state of prosperity, in which you will revel in happiness of the most select kind.
To dream of medicine corks, denotes sickness and wasted energies.
To dream of seeing a fishing cork resting on clear water, denotes success. If water is disturbed you will be annoyed by unprincipled persons.
To dream that you are corking bottles, denotes a well organized business and system in your living.
For a young woman to dream of drawing champagne corks, indicates she will have a gay and handsome lover who will lavish much attention and money on her. She should look well to her reputation and listen to the warning of parents after this dream.
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