Miller wrote: “For a person to dream that he holds office, denotes that his aspirations will sometimes make him undertake…” 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
Office · Heading 1427; source lines 16243–16253 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a person to dream that he holds office, denotes that his aspirations will sometimes make him undertake dangerous paths, but his boldness will be rewarded with success. If he fails by any means to secure a desired office he will suffer keen disappointment in his affairs.
To dream that you are turned out of office, signifies loss of valuables.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Office · Dream section, heading 370; source lines 1433–1436 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you are turned out of your office, foretells death and loss of property. If you are in love, it foretells want of affection in your sweetheart and misery if you marry the present object of your affection.
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
Office · Printed p. 239; NLM OCR lines 11140–11142 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
To be deposed from office is a dream auguring ill, and if the dreamer be sick it presages death (Artemidorus).
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