Miller wrote: “To see a fire-engine, denotes worry under extraordinary circumstances, but which will result in good fortune.”
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
Fire-engine · Heading 792; source lines 9271–9278 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see a fire-engine, denotes worry under extraordinary circumstances, but which will result in good fortune. To see one broken down, foretells accident or serious loss For a young woman to ride on one, denotes she will engage in some unladylike and obnoxious affair.
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