Fontaine wrote: “Dreaming of grief is a sign of a jolly time, as such dreams go by the rule of contrary.”
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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Grief · Heading 315; source line 2362 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Dreaming of grief is a sign of a jolly time, as such dreams go by the rule of contrary. Thus, if you dream you are in great grief at the death of a friend or relative, you may calculate that a happy Wedding is soon to come off, at which you will be present.
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