Miller wrote: “To dream of being in a starving condition, portends unfruitful labors and a dearth of friends.” 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
Starving · Heading 1919; source lines 21246–21254 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being in a starving condition, portends unfruitful labors and a dearth of friends.
To see others in this condition, omens misery and dissatisfaction with present companions and employment.
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
Starving · Printed p. 255; NLM OCR lines 12030–12032 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of contrary auguring success and plenty (Gypsy).
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