Miller wrote: “To dream of seeing elderberries on bushes with their foliage, denotes domestic bliss and an agreeable…” Compare 4 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
Elderberries · Heading 695; source lines 8320–8328 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing elderberries on bushes with their foliage, denotes domestic bliss and an agreeable county home with resources for travel and other pleasures.
Elderberries is generally a good dream.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Elderberries · Heading 223; source line 1913 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of elderberries augurs content and riches: to a maiden they bespeak a speedy marriage; to a married woman, that she will shortly be with child; to the tradesman, success in business; to the farmer, good crops.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Elderberries · Dream section, heading 149; source lines 669–673 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of elderberries augurs content and riches; to a maiden they bespeak a speedy marriage; to a married woman, that she will shortly be with child; to the tradesman, success in business; to the farmer, good crops.
Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Elderberries · Printed p. 214; NLM OCR lines 9863–9867 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of good luck, speedy marriage and success financially (Raphael). The fruit of the sacred elder, these berries were highly esteemed by the ancient Prussians as symbols of good fortune.
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