Miller wrote: “To be given to dram-drinking in your dreams, omens ill-natured rivalry and contention for small possession.”
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
Dram-drinking · Heading 656; source lines 7926–7933 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To be given to dram-drinking in your dreams, omens ill-natured rivalry and contention for small possession. To think you have quit dram-drinking, or find that others have done so, shows that you will rise above present estate and rejoice in prosperity.
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