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Dahlia

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2 historical accounts to explore.

IN SHORT

Miller wrote: “To see dahlias in a dream, if they are fresh and bright, signifies good fortune to the dreamer. See Bouquet” Compare 2 historical dream books.

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These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.

SOURCE ACCOUNT

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints

Dahlia · Heading 585; source lines 7065–7073 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To see dahlias in a dream, if they are fresh and bright, signifies good fortune to the dreamer. See Bouquet

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SOURCE ACCOUNT

Felix Fontaine

The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862

Dahlia · Heading 176; source line 1691 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dream of these flowers, is a sign of thrift. If a lady dreams of them, it foretells that her husband will make money rapidly. To a young girl, it predicts the same of her lover.

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