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Hearse

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IN SHORT

Miller wrote: “To dream of a hearse, denotes uncongenial relations in the home, and failure to carry on business in a satisfactory manner.”

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SOURCE ACCOUNT

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints

Hearse · Heading 949; source lines 11060–11068 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dream of a hearse, denotes uncongenial relations in the home, and failure to carry on business in a satisfactory manner. It also betokens the death of one near to you, or sickness and sorrow.

If a hearse crosses your path, you will have a bitter enemy to overcome.

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