Body & self

Plague

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IN SHORT

Miller wrote: “To dream of a plague raging, denotes disappointing returns in business, and your wife or lover will lead…” Compare 2 historical dream books.

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These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.

SOURCE ACCOUNT

Gustavus Hindman Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints

Plague · Heading 1561; source lines 17686–17696 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

To dream of a plague raging, denotes disappointing returns in business, and your wife or lover will lead you a wretched existence.

If you are afflicted with the plague, you will keep your business out of embarrassment with the greatest maneuvering. If you are trying to escape it, some trouble, which looks impenetrable, is pursuing you.

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SOURCE ACCOUNT

A. H. Noe

The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885

Plague · Dream section, heading 408; source lines 1533–1535 · Text transcription

Original source (English)

If any one dreams he hath the plague, it signifies his hidden store will be discovered, and he will run the risk of losing it.

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