Miller wrote: “To dream of Shakspeare, denotes that unhappiness and dispondency will work much anxiety to momentous affairs, and love will be stripped of…”
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
Shakspeare · Heading 1814; source lines 20134–20143 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of Shakspeare, denotes that unhappiness and dispondency will work much anxiety to momentous affairs, and love will be stripped of passion's fever.
To read Shakspeare's works, denotes that you will unalterably attach yourself to literary accomplishments.
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