How to Interpret Dreams, 1698

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To dream that you:

  • Have your Arm dried up, is very unfortunate.
  • Have a little Beard, shews Suits at Law.
  • Go over a Ditch upon a small Plank, signifies deceit by Lawyers.
  • See Dragons, signifies Gain.
  • Are Drunk, signifies sickness.
  • See a Gyant, or a large siz’d Person, is a good sign.
  • Have a new Girdle, signifies Honour.
  • Have two Heads, signifies Company.
  • Lose your Keys, signifies Anger.
  • Are Kiss’d by Men of great Quality, signifies Consolation.
  • See the Meat you have Eaten, signifies Loss.
  • Are stark Naked, signifies Loss and Damage in your Estate.
  • Take hold of ones Nose, signifies Fornication.
  • See Old Folks, is a bad Sign.
  • Write on, or read in Paper, signifies News.
  • Have Rods in your Hands is Jollity.
  • Eat a Sallad, signifies Evil or Sickness that will happen.
  • Study the Sciences, signifies Chearfulness.
  • Drink stinking Water, signifies a Violent Distemper.
  • Drink Sophisticated Wine, is an extraordinary good Sign.
  • Piss against a Wall, signifies Assistance in Business.

The Compleat Book of Knowledge

If you’re dreaming about being kissed by men of poor quality, you’re on your own.

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