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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
Forehead · Heading 825; source lines 9606–9621 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a fine and smooth forehead, denotes that you will be thought well of for your judgment and fair dealings.
An ugly forehead, denotes displeasure in your private affairs.
To pass your hand over the forehead of your child, indicates sincere praises from friends, because of some talent and goodness displayed by your children.
For a young woman to dream of kissing the forehead of her lover, signifies that he will be displeased with her for gaining notice by indiscreet conduct.
Artemidorus; English translation attributed to Robert Wood
The Interpretation of Dreams · 1644; EEBO-TCP A25906 transcription
Of the Forehead. · Book 1, encoded section 12 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
THe forehead sound and fleshly is good to all, and signifies liberty of spéech, strength and constancy. But to dream that you have a forehead of brasse, iron or stone, to all takers, Vintners, and such as live by shamelesse gain, is good, and to these onely: for to others it bréeds hate.
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