Miller wrote: “To dream of a target, foretells you will have some affair demanding your attention from other more pleasant ones.”
The historical account
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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
Target · Heading 1985; source lines 21896–21903 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a target, foretells you will have some affair demanding your attention from other more pleasant ones. For a young woman to think she is a target, denotes her reputation is in danger through the envy of friendly associates.
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