Miller wrote: “To dream that you are diseased, denotes a slight attack of illness, or of unpleasant dealings with a…” Compare 3 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
Disease · Heading 630; source lines 7542–7550 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are diseased, denotes a slight attack of illness, or of unpleasant dealings with a relative.
For a young woman to dream that she is incurably diseased, denotes that she will be likely to lead a life of single blessedness.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Disease · Heading 195; source line 1777 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
If you dream you have any contagious or foul disease on you, it foretells luck and benefit, as such a dream goes by contrary.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Disease · Dream section, heading 127; source lines 584–585 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you have any disease promises prompt and speedy employment.
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