Fontaine wrote: “To dream of quinces, is an excellent omen: if you imagine you are gathering quinces from trees full of…” Compare 3 historical dream books.
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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Quinces · Heading 634; source line 4040 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of quinces, is an excellent omen: if you imagine you are gathering quinces from trees full of fine-looking, yellow ones, it predicts that you will get just so much yellow gold, which will be a fortune.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Quinces · Dream section, heading 424; source lines 1583–1587 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of quinces, is favorable to the dreamer. If you are in prison, you will be shortly liberated; if you are in trouble, a change will take place that will relieve you from it; if you are sick, you will soon recover; if you are in love, you will marry and become rich and happy.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Quince · Dream section, heading 345; source lines 4693–4695 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of fresh or preserved quinces denotes a scandal.
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