Miller wrote: “To wait at a ferry for a boat and see the waters swift and muddy, you will be baffled in your highest…” Compare 2 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
Ferry · Heading 775; source lines 9083–9091 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To wait at a ferry for a boat and see the waters swift and muddy, you will be baffled in your highest wishes and designs by unforeseen circumstances.
To cross a ferry while the water is calm and clear, you will be very lucky in carrying out your plans, and fortune will crown you.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Ferry · Dream section, heading 207; source lines 890–892 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of crossing a ferry, signifies that indecision in an important matter will make you the laughing-stock of your friends.
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