Miller wrote: “To dream of a kind of shovel called spade, denotes that you will have work to complete, which will give…” Compare 3 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
Spade · Heading 1887; source lines 20948–20959 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a kind of shovel called spade, denotes that you will have work to complete, which will give you much annoyance in superintending.
If you dream of cards named spades, you will be enticed into follies which will bring you grief and misfortune.
For a gambler to dream that spades are trumps, means that unfortunate deals will deplete his winnings.
Anonymous
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Spade · Dream section, heading 222; source lines 4096–4099 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of using a spade is a sign that the dreamer will commit indiscretions which he will endeavor to hide.
Katherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Spade · Printed p. 254; NLM OCR lines 11979–11980 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of futile toil (Gypsy).
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