Miller wrote: “Saffron seen in a dream warns you that you are entertaining false hopes, as bitter enemies are interfering…” 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
Saffron · Heading 1757; source lines 19633–19641 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
Saffron seen in a dream warns you that you are entertaining false hopes, as bitter enemies are interfering secretly with your plans for the future.
To drink a tea made from saffron, foretells that you will have quarrels and alienations in your family.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Saffron · Heading 691; source line 4334 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of gathering saffron, or of drinking a decoction of the herb, is a sign of health and wealth: if the flowers that you gather look clear and healthy, it foretells that you will get just so much gold.
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