Artemidorus wrote: “To dreame that in the Night one watcheth in a Chamber, signifyeth to the rich, great affayres: to the poore, and to those which would…”
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Artemidorus; English translation attributed to Robert Wood
The Interpretation of Dreams · 1644; EEBO-TCP A25906 transcription
To Watch. · Book 2, encoded section 63 · Text transcription · marked gaps
Original source (English)
To dreame that in the Night one watcheth in a Chamber, signifyeth to the rich, great affayres: to the poore, and to those which would use any subtleties, or deceits, it is [illegible passage] ood: for the first shall not be without worke and gaine, the others undergoing their attempts with great subtlety, shall [illegible passage] ome to the height of their enterprise.
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