Miller wrote: “To dream that you are hungry, is an unfortunate omen.” Compare 5 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
Hunger · Heading 1003; source lines 11678–11684 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are hungry, is an unfortunate omen. You will not find comfort and satisfaction in your home, and to lovers it means an unhappy marriage.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Hungry · Heading 363; source line 2630 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
(See Fast.) To dream of being hungry foretells that you will soon engage in some new enterprise which will prove successful. Hungry dreams are excellent omens to lovers, as they denote energy and success. If a girl dreams that a gentleman comes to see her who is hungry, it is a sign that he will woo her in such an earnest and affectionate manner as to win her heart.
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View source editionA. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Hunger · Dream section, heading 242; source lines 1028–1031 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream one is unusually hungry, and that his appetite craves sustenance, shows he will be ingenious, laborious and eager in getting an estate, and will grow rich.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Hunger · Dream section, heading 219; source lines 4379–4381 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Is a sign of profitable employment.
Anonymous
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Hunger · Dream section, heading 126; source lines 3823–3826 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being hungry is a fortunate omen, foretelling that the dreamer, by industry and enterprise, will grow rich.
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