Miller wrote: “To dream of seeing knots, denotes much worry over the most trifling affairs.” Compare 2 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
Knots · Heading 1132; source lines 13024–13033 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing knots, denotes much worry over the most trifling affairs. If your sweetheart notices another, you will immediately find cause to censure him.
To tie a knot, signifies an independent nature, and you will refuse to be nagged by ill-disposed lover or friend.
View source edition Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Knots · Printed p. 228; NLM OCR lines 10570–10575 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of embarrassment and perplexity (Gypsy); "a knotty problem," etc. Qiinese symbol of longevity and luck (Pavitt).
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