Artemidorus wrote: “PRayers and requests, of alms, all beggars, poore, and miserable, are care and anger to those which dreame thereof, for none requesteth…”
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Artemidorus; English translation attributed to Robert Wood
The Interpretation of Dreams · 1644; EEBO-TCP A25906 transcription
Of Prayers and Requests. · Book 3, encoded section 157 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
PRayers and requests, of alms, all beggars, poore, and miserable, are care and anger to those which dreame thereof, for none requesteth of another without affliction, and none that are afflicted have reason and consideration: by reason whereof they are importunate, and cause trouble and hindrance: and if they receive money for almes, it is a signe of great perill and hurt, and death to the Dreamer, or to some friend of his. Poor folks or Beggars entring into the house, and carrying away any thing, whether they steale it, or it be given them, signifie very great adversity.
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