Miller wrote: “To dream of riots, foretells disappointing affairs.” Compare 2 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
Riot · Heading 1719; source lines 19226–19234 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of riots, foretells disappointing affairs.
To see a friend killed in a riot, you will have bad luck in all undertakings, and the death, or some serious illness, of some person will cause you distress.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Riot · Heading 673; source line 4253 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a public tumult or riot, is a sign of scarcity and bad crops to farmers, and dull business to tradesmen and mechanics: if any friend or relative is injured in the riot, you or they will probably suffer from misfortune, but if they are successful and pacify the crowd, it foretells that you will overcome your difficulties.
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