Noe wrote: “If one dreams he is grown lean and wasted, he will be disturbed and have suits at law, or some other ill business that will occasion the loss…”
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A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Lean · Dream section, heading 308; source lines 1234–1238 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
If one dreams he is grown lean and wasted, he will be disturbed and have suits at law, or some other ill business that will occasion the loss of his estate, or else he is in danger of falling sick. Nevertheless, if a woman dreams the tongue grows less, it signifies unto her honors, wisdom, prudence and discretion.
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