Miller wrote: “To see a wreck in your dream, foretells that you will be harassed with fears of destitution or sudden…” Compare 3 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
Wrecks · Heading 2246; source lines 24637–24644 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To see a wreck in your dream, foretells that you will be harassed with fears of destitution or sudden failure in business. See other like words.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Wreck · Dream section, heading 586; source lines 2105–2107 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that you are witnessing the wreck of some vessel at a short distance from the sea-shore, is an indication that one in whom you reposed great confidence will deceive you.
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
Wreck · Printed p. 266; NLM OCR lines 12632–12633 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of misfortunes to come (Gypsy).
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