Artemidorus wrote: “THe Ladder is a signe of travelling, the steps are advancement.”
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Artemidorus; English translation attributed to Robert Wood
The Interpretation of Dreams · 1644; EEBO-TCP A25906 transcription
Of the Ladder, the Step, a Case, a Milstone, a Pestle, and the Cock. · Book 2, encoded section 102 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
THe Ladder is a signe of travelling, the steps are advancement. Some say they are danger. A case, or frying pan is hurt, and a woman which is given to talk. The Milstone, signifieth end of great and angry matters, and a good and loyall servant: the pestle is the man, the Morter the woman: the Cock is the father of the family, or Master of the Lodging.
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Also indexed as: of the ladder, the step, a case, a milstone, a pestle, and the cock · ladder · step · case · milstone · pestle · cock
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