# The Dreamer's Dictionary

1840/1850
THE
DREAMER'S DICTIONARY,
OR
FUTURE REVEALER,
FOUND IN THE ARK OF
A LATE CELEBRATED WIZARD.
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THE DREAMER'S DICTIONARY.
A-bed. To dream that you are in bed betokens good health, but, beware ǃ for some one wishes to injure you.
Abuse. To dream that you are abused or insulted is a sure sign that will have a dispute with some person.
Abroad. If you dream that you are in a foreign country, some one who is making money abroad is likely to bequeath a fortune to you.
Acquaintance. To dream you fight with any person is a sign of strife from a secret enemy.
Altar. To dream that you are at the altar betokens joy and gladness; if at the Hymeneal altar, your marriage will be deferred.
Angels. To dream of angels is a sign that some one is near you—the remaining part of your dream will prove true, be therefore, mindful of it; if you are in love, nothing can be more favourable, and your undertakings will prosper.
Anger. To dream that you are angry with—any one denotes that you have many enemies, and that some evil design is formed against your happiness; if you are in love, some rival is slandering you to your sweetheart; if with your spouse, disgrace threatens you. If you dream of another person in a passion with you, it is more favourable, but betokens some unpleasant misfortune is about to happen to you; if you are angry with your sweetheart, he will fall sick, you will experience loss.
Anxiety. To dream that you are anxious to accomplish any project denotes that you would soon tire ​of it; to think your mind is anxious or uneasy is a sign some one wishes to do you a favour.
Ants. To dream of ants signifies a covetous mind, to see ants busy, foretells that your industry will be crowned with success; if they appear to be devoured by other animals, some secret enemy is trying to ruin you; if you are sick when you dream of ants your recovery will be slow, but certain.
Apples. To dream of seeing apples, and they are ripe and sweet, is a sure sign of prosperity; if the are sour, it signifies that sorrow and unhappiness are likely to befall you.
Arms. To dream that your arms are weak shew that your health or fortune will decline; if they appear to be strong, you will meet with unexpected prosperity; if your arms are broken, you will lose some dear friend; if your right arm is broken you will lose a near male relation, if the left, a female.
Ass. To dream that you are riding on an ass signifies that you will be guilty of some foolish action if you see him feeding, your servants will be faithful: if you are driving him, you will be freed from trouble ː if he runs after you, some wag, will occasion a laugh against you; if he appears loaded, your fortune will advance.
Back. If you dream that your back is broken, you will meet with some loss; if it grows stronger, you will receive an unexpected addition to your fortune; to dream of the back bone indicates long life and happiness in your children.
Bathing. To dream that you are bathing in the sea, and no men in the water, signifies that you will ​never be married; but if you are in company with one of the lords of the creation, you will soon be married and live happily; if, however, you are in fresh water, your lover will deceive you.
Battle. If you dream you see a battle, beware of secret enemies, who will endeavour to hurt you; if you are in love your sweetheart is false.
Beef. To dream of beef denotes the death of a friend or relation,—in love it denotes disappointment.
Bees. To dream you see bees at work signifies that your industry will be successful; if they are flying about, bad reports will be spread of you; if they sting you, you will suffer loss either of your goods or reputation.
Birds. To dream you hear birds singing is a sign of happiness; if you are married, something will happen much to the advantage of your family; it is a sign of great success in business; to see them fly denotes you will soon go a long journey, which will be pleasant and prosperous; to dream you catch them, signifies some unexpected good fortune; if they are beautiful, the success will be the greater; to dream you find an empty nest denotes losses and great uneasiness.
Bread. To dream you see a quantity of bread denotes great success in life; to dream of eating bread, denotes many friends who will do you kindness.
Bridge. To dream you are going over a bridge and meet with no interruption, you will go through life in a prosperous manner; if any thing impedes you, you will meet with many obstacles in the world.
Brushing. If you dream that you are brushing ​dusty clothes, it is a sign that a serious illness will overtake you; but if you see another brushing them, it betokens prosperity in life.
Buried Alive. If you dream you are buried alive, it shews you are in danger of being unhappy and unfortunate during your life.
Candle. To dream that you see a candle burning denotes that your lover is jealous; but if it is not burning, your sweetheart adores you.
Cards. To dream you are playing at cards denotes that you will soon be in love, if you are not so already; if you hold a great many court cards, you will soon be married and happy.
Cats. To dream of cats denotes much disappointment to a lover—your sweetheart is unfaithful, if you have servants, they will rob you; a cat means a lurking enemy.
Children. To dream you have children is a sign that you will be happy in your family, if one or more of them die, you will meet with some misfortune.
Cherries. To dream of cherries betokens disappointments in life, vexations in marriage, falsehood in love and deceitful pleasure; but if you climb the tree, a sure, speedy, and unexpected advancement in life is certain to happen to you:
Coach. To dream of riding in a coach denotes that you will love idleness, and are given to pride; to dream of coming out of a coach signifies that disgrace threatens you, and great caution is necessary.
Comet. To dream you see a comet is ominous of famine and death; to the lover it foreshadows ​bodes an entire frustration of his hopes; to the farmer, failure of crops; and to the seaman, storms and shipwreck.
Corn. To dream you are gathering ripe corn denotes success in your enterprise; but if it is blighted or mildewed, you will be a great loser.
Corns. To dream that you have corns on your little toes, and that you experience great pain in walking, denotes that you will have to travel much before you are permanently employed, but if they don't hurt you, your lover intends to accompany you on a pleasure excursion; if you are married, the first is a sign that you will have twin-brothers; if the second, a law-suit about a little piece of house-property.
Currants. To dream of black currants denotes great happiness in the married state; if you dream you are pulling them, it is certain you will have a large family, who will all do well but if the currants are red, beware of false friends, those whom you little expect, for they will do you harm if they possibly can.
Dancing. To dream you are dancing at a ball foretells you will soon receive some news from a long absent friend; to the sailor, a successful voyage; to married persons, increase of children; to those in trade, much business; and to young people, a happy marriage.
Darkness. To dream you are in the dark is a token of affliction, and loss in trade; to get out of darkness into light, is a sign of rising to eminence, or of escaping out of difficulties.
Death. To dream you are dead denotes a speedy ​marriage and success in all your undertakings; the married, it pr0omises young children, who will be dutiful and give great comfort; to dream you see another person dead, denotes ill usage, from friends; if you are in love, your sweetheart will prove false; if you are in trade, sharpers will take you in; if a farmer, you will lose money by horse and be waylaid as you return from market.
Debt. To dream, you are in debt and pursued by officers, denotes that you will fall into some unexpected difficulties, or great danger.
Devil. To dream you see the devil without fear, foretells you will get the better of your adversary if you are frightened, you will be under some danger.
Dogs. To dream of dogs that belong to us signifies success in our pursuits; but if we dream of those belonging to others, dangerous enemies.
Drunk. If you dream of being intoxicated, it is sure that some one is slandering you, but a sincere friend, by his interference, destroys their inveterate malice.
Eagle. To dream of seeing an eagle soaring high is a good omen to those who have great undertakings on hand; but to dream that an eagle alights upon us, signifies mischance.
Eating. To dream you are eating denotes profit and success in your present enterprise; a loathing of victuals is a sign of disunion in your family.
Errand. To dream that you are running an errand, and that one of your shoes comes off, is a sign that you will lose a sincere friend; if you succeed in accomplishing your message without any accident, ​then there is the greatest prosperity in store for you, so lose no opportunity of lawfully bettering your condition in life.
Fever. To dream you are in a fever betokens long good health; if you have a leg amputated, you are about to get a partner with money, if you are married, it is the loss of one you fondly love.
Fields. To dream you are in green fields is a very favourable sign; in love, it denotes success and happiness; to the tradesman, success and riches; and to the farmer, plenty; if you are soliciting a favour, it portends you will obtain it.
Fighting. To dream you are fighting denotes much opposition to your wishes, with loss of character.
Fire. To dream of fire denotes health and happiness; to the lover, marriage with the object of their affections, and many children; also that you will be angry with some one for a trifle. To dream of burning lights portends dreadful accidents to the dreamer. If a sick person sees a fire extinguished, it is a presage of death. If a person on board a ship dreams he sees a light a great way off, it betokens a fair wind and a safe arrival. To dream of seeing lighted torches and branches of fire descending from heaven, signifies quarrelling, disappointment, and adversities. To dream you see a fire sparkling denotes hasty news and anger; to dream of seeing houses on fire, denotes some unpleasant news will soon arrive; to dream you are in the midst of a fire, and feel pain from it, presages envy and displeasure. To dream that you hold a lighted torch in your hand, shews you will gain honour and respect from all persons. To dream ​that you kindle a fire without much trouble, and it burns directly, shews that your children will be fortunate; but if you kindle a fire with much trouble, and it is extinguished presently, shews dishonour, especially to women. To dream you see a ship on fire at sea, denotes great losses in business.
Fishing. To dream you are fishing is a sign of sorrow and trouble, if you catch any fish, you will be successful in love and business, if they slip out of your hand after you have caught them, it is a sign some pretended friend will deceive you.
Flowers. To dream you are gathering flowers is a favourable omen, and is a sign you will thrive in every thing you undertake; that you will be successful in love, marry happily, and have beautiful children.
Fruit. Almonds indicate difficulties, loss of liberty, and deceit in love.
Fortune. To dream you make a sudden fortune is a bad omen; to the tradesman, it forebodes losses in trade; quarrelling with his creditors, and loss of liberty.
Funeral. To dream you are busily, employed in burying a person denotes a very speedy marriage, and that, ere long, you will hear of the death or imprisonment of some near relation or esteemed friend.
Garden. To dream you are walking in a garden denotes your advancement to fortune; if you are gathering the produce of it, you will be happy in marriage, and have a large family, it betokens great success to the lover, and increase of business to the tradesman.
Geese. To dream of geese is a sign of good; you ​may expect to see an absent friend soon; to the dreamer, they denote success and riches.
Gifts. To dream you have anything given to you is a sign that some good is about to happen to you.
Glass. To dream of glass denotes bad success in various undertakings; if you break it, it warns you of some unforeseen misfortune, the death of your wife, or husband, or children.
Gold. If you dream of gold, it is a very good omen; it denotes success in your present undertakings after encountering numerous difficulties.
Gooseberries. If you dream of gooseberries growing on the bush, they denote that you will have a numerous family, and great success in your present undertakings; but if they are baked, great trouble is near at hand, so prepare for a sick-bed.
Grapes. To dream of white grapes betokens felicity in marriage, and success in trade; but if they are purple, it denotes great misery in the matrimonial state; to the tradesman, great distress and loss of business.
Grave. To dream of being buried is a sign you shall die very poor.
Guns. To dream you see or hear guns firing foretells much misery; if you fire them, you will have a quarrel; if they are discharged at you, you will be exposed to many dangers.
Hail. To dream of hail denotes sorrow and much grief.
Hair. To dream that you are brushing or combing your hair portends success in love, trade, or some other pursuit; it also signifies riches; to dream that your hair has grown so long that it hangs loose ​over your shoulders denotes that one superior to yourself adores you; but if the hair is red, it denotes that you have enemies.
Hanging. Dreaming you see people hanged, or that you are to be executed yourself, is a sign you will, by marriage, rise above your present condition, or a favour will be asked by one in needy circumstances from you.
Hatred. Dreaming of being hated by friends or foes is a bad omen.
Harrows. To dream you see white horses in the harrows is a sure sign of good news; if they are black, deep distress will befall you, as your lover will forsake you for another.
Hay. To dream that you are making hay and the sun shining, denotes great prosperity to you as a lover; if married, riches and honour await you, but if the sun is under a cloud, and the rest of the workers are taking their ease, it is a sure sign that you will get a husband—but you will have to work foe him.
Hills. To dream of climbing up hills shews you will overcome many troubles, and at last be very rich.
Horses. To dream of horses is very lucky: if you dream that you see white horses, they denote speedy news, if they are black, you may expect to hear of the death of an acquaintance.
Ice. To dream you are sliding or skating upon ice shews you will be engaged in some imaginary pursuit that will elude you; if the ice breaks, you may be certain of sickness.
Infants. Dreaming of infants denotes ill health and trouble; if they are playing, you may therefore ​expect to receive great satisfaction from a distant land.
Iron. To dream you are hurt with iron shews you will receive some injury.
Key. To dream of losing your key betokens displeasure; to find one, an addition to your family; to give one, is marriage; to receive one, the birth of a child.
King or Queen. To dream about the king or queen, of any of the royal family, betokens disappointment, excepting the months in which there is not an R, when it is a sign of great honour and prosperity.
Kissing. To dream you kiss a pretty maid indicates good; if she consents without any resistance, she will be true to her lover; to dream you kiss a married woman, and she consents, is a sign of sorrow and poverty; and that you will be unsuccessful in your present undertakings; it usually means deceit.
Knife. To dream you give a knife to your intended shews you will lose him or her.
Ladder. To dream you climb a ladder denotes that you will arrive at great honours; it also betokens a happy marriage, and many children.
Laurel. A wife to dream she smells a laurel-tree shews she will have children; if a maid, she will be soon married to him whom she loves.
Letter. To dream of receiving a letter betokens a present; if you send one, you will relieve a person in bad circumstances.
Lice. To dream of lice is a sure sign of sickness to those in single life; hut riches to those in the married state. ​Mad. To dream of being mad is very good; it promises long life, riches, happy marriage, and good children.
Magpie. To dream that you see a magpie on a tree without leaves is a sure sign of sorrow; two is the sign of great mirth; three, the sign of a splendid wedding; and four, the sign of death.
Marriage. To dream you are married signifies the death of yourself or some near relation; to dream you assist at a wedding denotes pleasant news and great success; to dream of lying with your husband or wife threatens sudden misfortunes and great danger.
Meat. To dream of raw meat denotes trouble of a very severe description; if it is boiled, it betokens plenty of work to the tradesman, and great plenty to the family of the labourer; to the lover, it denotes a happy union.
Men. Married persons dreaming that they see men at work in their fields, and the sun shining, denotes that they will live at their ease, and have numerous servants; if the field is not yours, it denotes that you will have to endure great trials.
Mice. To dream of mice denotes success in love and a happy union.
Milk. If you dream of milk, it promises great news; if you see it flowing from a woman’s breast, foretells happiness in children, and in trade.
Money. To dream of getting money denotes great success in all your lawful undertakings.
Moon. To dream you see the moon darkened denotes sickness and death; if you see it in the shape of a full white face it indicates to the virgin ​a speedy marriage; to the wife, that she will have a beautiful daughter; if the husband dreams it, the child will be a son; to handsome and pretty women it is a good sign to see a full moon, but not so to ugly ones.
Mulberries. To dream of mulberries betokens constancy and affection in the married state; to travellers and sailors, prosperous journeys and voyages; to the lover, it denotes a speedy union with his sweetheart.
Music. To dream you hear delicious music denotes joyful news from a friend who has been long absent; but if the notes are discordant, you will have a serious quarrel with one whom you highly esteem.
Myrtle. To dream of the myrtle denotes a wanton woman; beware, then, with whom you keep company.
Nakedness. To dream of nakedness denotes scandal; if you see a naked female, it is lucky—it denotes that honours await you at no very distant period.
News. To dream you receive news from a distant friend, who is on his death-bed, is good; a person is at hand to befriend you. If you are married, it betokens an addition to your family.
Nightingales. To dream of the nightingale is the forerunner of fire, or thieves by night. If unmarried, a sweet, good-tempered lover. For a married woman to dream she hears this sweet warbler sing, shews that she will have children who will have the gift of singing, but will be in the habit of staying late at night. ​Night. To dream you are travelling by night foretells great vexation.
Nosegays. To dream of gathering and making nosegays is unlucky, shewing that eur best hopes shall wither as flowers do in a nosegay.
Nuts. Dreaming of gathering nuts denotes that yon will spend your time in pursuit of a trifling object, when you might employ it to better advantage.
Oak. To dream that you see the stately oak is a sign of long life, riches, and great felicity.
Oats. If you dream of sowing oats, it foretells that you will have a partner who will squander all you possess; but if you assist in the sowing, then you will be consulted in all things before the money is spent, so beware of extravagance—ruin is before you, if you do not act prudently.
Oranges. To dream you are eating oranges implies that your feelings will he wounded, and may expect great grief from a quarter you little expect.
Oxen. If you dream that you see white oxen, it shews virtuous inclinations; to see fat or lean oxen signifies present gain or misfortunes.
Oysters. To dream of eating oysters foretells prosperity, and that you will be married to a lady who is really a virgin, and who will love you; but if you should let them fall, you will lose the affections of the lady, for she is betrothed to another, and will speedily be married.
Path. To dream you are walking in an easy path shews that you will be successful in love; or, if you are married, you will obtain what you now wish for.
Peaches. Nothing can be more lucky than to ​dream of peaches; if you are in difficulties, some one will befriend you; if you are sick, you will soon get better; if misfortune Las been a constant visitor, fortune will dispel the dark cloud, and you will have much wealth; to the lover, it denotes the greatest joy in the married life, a numerous family and a cleanly wife.
Peacock. To dream you see a peacock is a sign you will be married to a beautiful lady. and that you will be very rich.
Pears. To dream o( pears betokens elevation in life, great honours, and riches, love that knows no termination, and success in every pursuit you may embark in.
Pigeons. To dream you see a pigeon flying, and that a feather drops, signifies you will soon receive a letter from your sweetheart; to drop from any other bird is a letter of business. To dream of pigeons flying is hasty news of a happy nature, and of constancy in lovers.
Play. To dream you are at play betokens great happiness in the married state, and increase of business.
Plough. To dream you are following the plough, and that white horses are in the yoke, it foretells speedy news; if the horses are black, deep distress, and often death.
Plums. There cannot be a worse dream than that of plums—they are the forerunner of ill-luck to the husbandman, the soldier, the sailor, the tradesman, the statesman, the sportsman, and the lovers who were under promise of marriage.
Purse. Dreaming that you find a purse betokens ​great and unexpected prosperity; if you lose your purse, you will assist at a friend’s funeral.
Quarrel. If you dream you are quarrelling, it shews great happiness and contentment.
Railway Train. To dream that you are in a railway fourth class carriage between two men is a positive sign that good fortune awaits you; if in the third class, and a lady sits on your left hand, beware of an enemy; if in the second class, with your back to the engine, there is something good awaiting you; but if your face is to the engine, you may expect great grief in consequence of your sweetheart making love to another. If you are in the first class, and the passengers speak to you, you will be exalted to rank, and heir an estate; but if they don’t speak, trouble awaits you, so prepare for the event.
Rain. If you behold rain in your dream, it promises success in a love affair: in all other respects It betokens trouble and vexation.
Rainbow. To dream you see a rainbow foretells sudden and agreeable news.
Raspberries. To dream of raspberries denotes great happiness and success; to the husbandman, an abundant crop; to the tradesman, great wealth; to the soldier, a complete victory; to the sailor, a prosperous voyage; to the lover, a quick and happy marriage; and to the forsaken, an unexpected return of the runaway.
Rats. If you are attacked by rats, and get the better of them, it shews that some person will vainly try to do you harm; but if the rats tear or force, you to run away, expect some great misfortune to befall you. ​Ravens and Crows. To dream you see a crow or raven betokens great mischief; it shews falsehood in love.
Ribbon. To dream you wear ribbons shews an entanglement in love to the single, and extravagant children to the married.
Rings. To dream you have a ring on your finger denotes marriage with the person you love; but if the ring drops off, it betokens death to a near friend.
River. Dreaming that you see river-water clear indicates good; but to dream of swimming in the sea when it is muddy, signifies great peril and danger.
Rocks. A good dream for those going into business, as it shews stability therein.
Roses. To dream of these flowers in season is a sure token of happiness and success; but if these be out of season, it indicates distress, sickness, and disappointment; in love, they denote that your sweetheart is true, and that you will be married, and have many children.
Sailing. To dream you are sailing in a ship, and the water smooth, shews you will succeed in all your undertakings; if you sail in a small boat, and gain the desired haven, you will gain great riches.
Sea. To dream you are walking on the sea is good to him who would take a wife, for he shall enjoy her.
Shoes. To dream you have a pair of shoes denotes success in life; in love-matters, they signify marriage, which will turn out an equal advantage to both parties.
Silk. To dream you are clothed in silk signifies ​honour. To dream that you trade with a strange in silk denotes profit and joy.
Silver. To dream of silver shews that you have false friends, who will attempt your ruin; in love it denotes that your sweetheart is false, and that he is engaged to another.
Singing. To dream that you are singing betokens some melancholy news; if you are unwell, it shews a speedy recovery; if in prison, you will soon be set free.
Snow. To dream you see the ground covered with snow is a very good dream; to a young man, it shows he will marry a virgin, and have a large family.
Soldiers. To dream of soldiers shows trouble, persecutions and law suits; if they pursue you, it shows that you will be disliked by your rich neighbours.
Sprats. To dream of sprats denotes you will have a large family of 'children. If you dream of cooking them, your Children will give you a great deal of trouble.
Stars. To dream you behold the stars shining very bright is success to the lover, and glad news from a far country; if they fall, it denotes health and happiness.
Steam-Boat. To dream you are aboard of a steamer, and the sea is boisterous, denotes that your lover and you will quarrel; hut if the sea is calm, it is a sign of a speedy marriage to the single; to the married, it denotes great success in some favourite speculation.
Sun. To dream you sea the sun shining denotes ​accumulation of wealth, and filling posts of honour in the State.
Sweetheart. To dream of your sweetheart leaving you and going with Another, is a very good dream; it shews that he will prove a faithful friend and a loving husband; if you see a female taking hold of his arm, beware of a rival.
Swimming. To dream that you are swimming with your head above the water shews that you will succeed in your undertakings, whatever they may be; to dream that your head is under water shews great trouble, and that you will hear some unpleasant news from an individual you thought was deceased.
Swine. To dream you see swine feeding is a very bad dream; it is a sure token of bodily distress to the dreamer; but if one drives them away, it betokens a speedy recovery from sickness.
Tavern. To dream you are feasting with friends in a tavern signifies great joy and comfort to you and yours.
Tea. To dream of drinking tea is a certain sign that some individuals are speaking ill of you, to prevent your Union with your lover; if it is sweet, and neither milk nor cream in it, their malice is inveterate; but if there is cream or milk, and no sugar in it, as soon as you are joined in wedlock, a person will befriend you with money who you little thought of; but beware of him ǃ
Teeth. To dream of losing your teeth shews the loss of some friend by death, and that great trouble is about to accompany you.
Tempest. To dream you are overtaken by a storm denotes that you will, after numberless hardships, ​arrive at happiness, and that you will become rich, and marry a good-natured lady.
Thirst. If any one dreams his thirst is quenched when thirsty, and that he hath drunk his fill of water, if the water did appear clear and acceptable to him, he will live very jovially, and become very wealthy; if the water be troubled, lukewarm, stinking, and dirty, he will end his days in sickness and affliction.
Thunder and Lightning. To dream of thunder or lightning denotes gain in your business; but if it hurts you, it is a sign of some calamity.
Toads. To dream you destroy a toad denotes that you will discover a thief in whom you placed great trust.
Trees. To dream of cutting down trees betokens serious losses in trade; but if you climb them, it denotes advancement to honour.
Trumpet. To dream you hear the sound of a trumpet denotes troubles and misfortunes; to the lover, inconstancy in the object of his affections.
Urns. To dream of urns in a churchyard is the sign of the death of a sailor or soldier belonging to your family.
Venus. To dream you see this goddess, or a statue or picture, denotes an intrigue in which you will be engaged; and the more important will this affair prove, if the planet Venus appears to you in a mortal form, and speaks to you, for it is a token of a happy marriage to either sex.
Vessel. If you dream you are in a sailing vessel, and the captain is at the helm, it denotes that you will have a careful partner; if you are married, you will rise to honour and respectability. ​Walking. To dream of walking in a dirty place foretells sickness and vexation to the lover; it also denotes your sweetheart to be of a bad temper, and inconstant.
Walls. If you dream of walking on weak and narrow walls, you are sure to undertake some bold and dangerous enterprise; if you come down without hurt, you will succeed; if the walls fall after you, you will be disappointed.
Water. To dream of drinking water shews trouble and adversity; to the lover it denotes that the pretensions of your sweetheart are false, he loves another, and will never wed you.
Wedding. To dream of a wedding is very unfavourable to lovers; it denotes sickness or death of some friend or relation.
Women. If you dream of meeting women on a road, each carrying a bundle, there is some mischief about to happen to you; if they are empty-handed, and joking away to each other, it is a sign that you will be asked to a company of friends, but beware that you are not entangled with some of the fair sex—If you see a woman on her knees, beware, for a vixen would fain have you.
Wood. If you dream of cutting or chopping wood, it shews you will be happy in your family circle, and attain to much honour and riches in life. To dream you are carrying wood on your back shews you will rise to affluence oy your industry and perseverance.
Wool. To dream you are buying or selling wool foretells gain in business by means of industry and perseverance; to the lover, it is a sign your ​heart is of an amiable disposition, very constant and deeply in love with you.
Writing. When dreaming of writing a letter to your sweetheart, if you put it in the post, you will have a pleasing return; but to trust it into other hands, shews that your secrets will be exposed.
Yellow. To dream of yellow colour denotes great trouble to the married woman from a female friend, and the loss of her husband’s affections; to the lover it signifies he will marry a virgin.
Yellow-hammer. To dream of a yellow-hammer denotes, to the young and single, that they will certainly be united in wedlock to the object of their choice before the expiration of the next summer.
Yew-tree. To dream of a yew-tree foretells the funeral of a very aged person, by whose death the dreamer will become rich, or receive a protecting hand from the relations of the deceased.
Yoke. To dream you are bearing a yoke denotes danger; if it be a female, she will be willing to obey her husband, and will govern her family with prudence and care.
Young. To dream that you are young foretells peace, delight, and great happiness.
Zealander. To dream you see an Indian in his native dress, shews, to a man, he will travel, and to a woman, she will wed a foreigner. To dream you see an Indian female predicts, to a man, that he will wed a rich widow, and to a woman, that she will have a son who will raise himself to great power and honour in the Indies, and bring wealth and honour to his kindred.