Miller wrote: “To dream that you are nearsighted, signifies embarrassing failure and unexpected visits from unwelcome persons.”
The historical account
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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
Nearsighted · Heading 1373; source lines 15731–15740 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are nearsighted, signifies embarrassing failure and unexpected visits from unwelcome persons. For a young woman, this dream foretells unexpected rivalry.
To dream that your sweetheart is nearsighted, denotes that she will disappoint you.
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