Miller wrote: “To see Roman candles while dreaming, is a sign of speedy attainment of coveted pleasures and positions.”
The historical account
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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
Roman Candle · Heading 1730; source lines 19344–19356 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see Roman candles while dreaming, is a sign of speedy attainment of coveted pleasures and positions.
To imagine that you have a loaded candle and find it empty, denotes that you will be disappointed with the possession of some object which you have long striven to obtain. See Rocket.
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