Fontaine wrote: “To dream of an aged woman is generally a good omen, as it shadows forth domestic happiness: to a married…” Compare 3 historical dream books.
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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Old Woman · Heading 526; source line 3465 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of an aged woman is generally a good omen, as it shadows forth domestic happiness: to a married woman such a dream foretells the birth of a child: to a young girl, that she will have an offer of marriage.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Old Woman · Dream section, heading 377; source lines 1451–1455 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
For a man to dream he is courting an old woman, and that she returns his love, is a very fortunate omen. It prefigures success in worldly concerns, that he will many a beautiful young woman, have lovely children, and be very happy.
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
Old Woman · Printed p. 239; NLM OCR lines 11150–11153 · OCR transcription
Original source heading: Old Woman
Original source (English)
A fortunate dream; to court and marry one is also fortunate, but you will have reproaches from the world (Artemidorus).
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