Miller wrote: “To dream of your son, if you have one, as being handsome and dutiful, foretells that he will afford you…” 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
Son · Heading 1876; source lines 20838–20849 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of your son, if you have one, as being handsome and dutiful, foretells that he will afford you proud satisfaction, and will aspire to high honors. If he is maimed, or suffering from illness or accident, there is trouble ahead for you.
For a mother to dream that her son has fallen to the bottom of a well, and she hears cries, it is a sign of deep grief, losses and sickness. If she rescues him, threatened danger will pass away unexpectedly.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Son · Dream section, heading 470; source lines 1728–1729 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that a man talks with his son, signifies some damage that will suddenly accrue to him.
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