Miller wrote: “To dream of swallows, is a sign of peace and domestic harmony.” Compare 5 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
Swallow · Heading 1953; source lines 21577–21583 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of swallows, is a sign of peace and domestic harmony.
To see a wounded or dead one, signifies unavoidable sadness.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Swallows · Heading 770; source line 4773 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of these birds, is a good omen, as it foretells health and abundant crops to farmers: if you dream of killing a swallow, it is a sign of a misfortune; if you catch the bird, you will have splendid luck and get plenty of money; but if, after capturing, you dream you let him go, a fortune will slip through your fingers.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Swallows · Dream section, heading 484; source lines 1773–1776 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of these harbingers of summer is a very favorable omen. They denote success in trade and riches to the dreamer. In love, they denote a speedy marriage with the object of your affections.
Anonymous
The Interpretation of Dreams and Moles · United Kingdom, J. Marshall, 1805
Swallow · Dreams interpreted, passage 49; source lines 252–253 · Text transcription
Original source heading: (no printed heading)
Original source (English)
To dream of the chattering of swallows, denotes sickness or other infirmities.
The 1805 text prints this passage without a heading; DreamFolia files it under “Swallow” because that is the subject of its first clause.
View source editionKatherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Swallow · Printed p. 256; NLM OCR lines 12086–12088 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
News from afar is forecast by this dream: a swallow's nest, domestic happiness (Gypsy).
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