Miller wrote: “To dream of bidding farewell, is not very favorable, as you are likely to hear unpleasant news of absent…” 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
Farewell · Heading 758; source lines 8903–8912 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of bidding farewell, is not very favorable, as you are likely to hear unpleasant news of absent friends.
For a young woman to bid her lover farewell, portends his indifference to her. If she feels no sadness in this farewell, she will soon find others to comfort her.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Farewell · Heading 242; source line 2006 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To say farewell, or to hear another say it, is a bad sign, you will hear painful news.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Farewell · Dream section, heading 163; source lines 4245–4247 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of parting is a sure sign of a lawsuit.
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