Miller wrote: “To dream of a monkey, denotes that deceitful people will flatter you to advance their own interests.” 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
Monkey · Heading 1331; source lines 15295–15308 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a monkey, denotes that deceitful people will flatter you to advance their own interests.
To see a dead monkey, signifies that your worst enemies will soon be removed.
If a young woman dreams of a monkey, she should insist on an early marriage, as her lover will suspect unfaithfulness.
For a woman to dream of feeding a monkey, denotes that she will be betrayed by a flatterer.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Monkey · Heading 480; source line 3227 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you see a monkey, and are pleased with his antics, shows that you will make the acquaintance of a fool. For a girl to dream of playing with a monkey is a sign she will do something she is ashamed of, and perhaps lose her virtue. Monkeys are also a sign of law suits and secret enemies.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Monkeys · Dream section, heading 331; source lines 1309–1312 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of these mischievous creatures, is ominous of evil. They announce deceit in love, unfaithfulness in the married state, undutiful children, malicious enemies, and an attack by thieves.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Monkey · Dream section, heading 272; source lines 4514–4516 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Means “Beware of getting into mischief!”
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
Monkeys · Printed p. 234; NLM OCR lines 10903–10904 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
See Ape.
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