Human Physiognomy : or the Art of Discerning the Mental and Moral Character of Man

INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS. 27 Cows. To dream you see or have many cows, signifies wealth and plenty. Crocodile. To dream of a crocodile, signifies pirates or robbers by sea, or murderers and wicked persons, in any sort like a crocodile. Crown. To dream you carry a crown of gold in your hand, signifies honor and dignity. Crow. To dream you see a crow, signifies expedition of business. Artimedorus says, the crow may signify the adulteress and the thief. Cardan says, that to dream you see a crow flying, is ill luck, and if you hear them croaking unpleasantly, the dream is so much the worse. If you dream the crow flies on the head of a child, that will be in great danger of some misfortune. Crutches. To dream of walking upon crutches, is to a malefactor. prisons, chains and stocks; to others sickness, or that they shall five vagabonds. Cucumbers. To dream of eating cucumbers, denotes vain hopes ; but to the sick, it is prognostical of recovery. Dark. To dream of being in the dark, and that one cannot find his way out of the room, or that he loses his way in riding, or going up a steeple, or a high set of stairs, signifies the party so dreaming shall be blindfolded with some passion, and much troubled. Dead. To dream of talking with dead folks, is a good aus- picioiu dream, and signifies a boldness of courage, and a very clear conscience. To dream a man is dead, that is alive and in health, signifies great trouble, and being overthrown at law. For one to dream himself dead, he shall grow rich and live long —to dream your friend dead is a good sign. Deer. To dream you see deer in a park, foretells some very unpleasant dispute with your sweetheart; to the tradesman it botes trouble and a prison, through a quarrel with your creditors; to the seaman it denotes bad success and a stormy voyage; —expect after such a dream to quarrel with your friends, and be much.injured by it. Devil. To dream of the devil denotes much gain. Dice. To dream you have won at dice, is a sign that some inheritance will fall to you by the death of some of your relations or friends. Digging. To dream you are digging, is very good ; but to dream that your spade or digging tools are lost, portends loss of labor, dearth of corn, and ill, harvest weather.

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