Miller wrote: “To dream of webs, foretells deceitful friends will work you loss and displeasure.”
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
Web · Heading 2185; source lines 24026–24033 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of webs, foretells deceitful friends will work you loss and displeasure. If the web is non-elastic, you will remain firm in withstanding the attacks of the envious persons who are seeking to obtain favors from you.
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