Miller wrote: “To dream of seeing a mad dog, denotes that enemies will make scurrilous attacks upon you and your friends,…” Compare 3 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
Mad Dog · Heading 1240; source lines 14442–14451 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing a mad dog, denotes that enemies will make scurrilous attacks upon you and your friends, but if you succeed in killing the dog, you will overcome adverse opinions and prosper greatly in a financial way. See Dog.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Mad Dog · Heading 446; source line 3060 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing such an animal frothing at the mouth and running, is a sign you will be wrongfully accused of a dishonorable action or crime.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Mad Dog · Dream section, heading 342; source lines 1344–1346 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you meet a mad dog denotes that you will be fortunate in any undertaking in which you are engaged, and that success will crown your efforts.
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