Fontaine wrote: “To dream that one of these musical little birds makes her nest anywhere on your premises, is a sign of…” Compare 2 historical dream books.
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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Wren · Heading 877; source line 5318 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream that one of these musical little birds makes her nest anywhere on your premises, is a sign of joy and riches; a girl who dreams this will make a happy match, though perhaps not a rich one, as the riches only come to the family that lives in the house.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Wren · Dream section, heading 573; source lines 2055–2057 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of this little bird is good, as the wren is noted for its innocence; the person so dreaming is certain of having a noble friend. But to dream you kill it, is bad.
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
Marten · Printed p. 233; NLM OCR lines 10831–10832 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
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