Miller wrote: “To dream of cruelty being shown you, foretells you will have trouble and disappointment in some dealings.”
The historical account
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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
Cruelty · Heading 565; source lines 6902–6909 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of cruelty being shown you, foretells you will have trouble and disappointment in some dealings. If it is shown to others, there will be a disagreeable task set for others by you, which will contribute to you own loss.
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