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

52 INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS. Wife. If a man dreams he sees his wife married to another, it denotes change of affairs or condition. If a woman dreams she is married to any other man than her husband, the same. Wine. To dream of drinking sweet wine, denotes good success in law suits. Wounds. To dream you are wounded in the stomach, betokens glad tidings. DREAMS IN VERSE. A maid to dream of verdant groves, She’ll surely have the man she loves : But if the groves are nipt with frost, She’ll be as sure in marriage cross’t; A peacock tells ’twill be her lot, To have a fine man, and a cot. To dream of lambs, or sheep astray, Her sweetheart soon will run away. To dream of letters, far, or near, She soon will from her sweetheart hear. To dream of bad fruit, her sweetheart A fair face has, but false at heart. To dream her sweetheart’s at church zealous, If she has him, he will be jealous. A maid to dream of cats, by strife She'll lead but an unhappy life. To dream her sweetheart will not treat her, ’Tis well, if she has him, he don’t beat her. To dream her sweetheart gives a kiss, Instead of blows she will have bliss. If she dreams of bees, or honey, When wife, he’ll let her keep the money, And be mistress of his riches,— Nay, if she will, may wear the breeches : And sometimes, life is not the worse, Where grey mare is the better horse, To keep things right in stormy weather, Thong and buckle, both together. To dream of timber, she’ll be wed, To one who’ll be a log in bed : But she’ll be wed, who dreams of flies. To one that will be otherwise.

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