Miller wrote: “To dream of sleeping on clean, fresh beds, denotes peace and favor from those whom you love.” Compare 4 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
Sleep · Heading 1860; source lines 20610–20631 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of sleeping on clean, fresh beds, denotes peace and favor from those whom you love.
To sleep in unnatural resting places, foretells sickness and broken engagements.
To sleep beside a little child, betokens domestic joys and reciprocated love.
To see others sleeping, you will overcome all opposition in your pursuit for woman's favor.
To dream of sleeping with a repulsive person or object, warns you that your love will wane before that of your sweetheart, and you will suffer for your escapades.
For a young woman to dream of sleeping with her lover or some fascinating object, warns her against yielding herself a willing victim to his charms.
Artemidorus; English translation attributed to Robert Wood
The Interpretation of Dreams · 1644; EEBO-TCP A25906 transcription
To sleepe. · Book 1, encoded section 60 · Text transcription · marked gaps
Original source (English)
To dreame that you sléep or slumber, signifyes impeachment of affaires, and is ill to all, except those which are in doubt or expectation of some danger, for this dream delivers them from paine and care: but to dream that you wake againe, importeth action and operations. To sléepe in the Church to the sicke is health, to the sound man, si [illegible passage] esse, or great businesse. To sléepe in the way, or in the Churchyard, is death to the sick: and hinderance to others.
[illegible passage] marks a gap in the source transcription.
The source heading “To sleepe” is shown on the Sleep page: archaic "To sleepe"
View source editionA. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Sleep · Dream section, heading 466; source lines 1712–1715 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream you sleep or slumber, is evil to all, except to those who are in doubt or expectation of some danger, for this delivers them from pain and care. To dream you sleep in a churchyard, is death to the sick and hindrance to others.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Sleep · Dream section, heading 387; source lines 4796–4799 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are asleep indicates false security, and is a sign to be cautious.
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Also indexed as: to sleepe
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