Part 4

DUCK. To hear ducks quacking, or to see these fowls in your dream, denotes that somebody is coming to see you who is hungry, or that you will shortly have a visitor in your family who will stop to dinner. 73, 1.

DUET. To dream you sing a duet with a lady shows that you can win her if you desire. To dream you sing with a man shows you have a secret but powerful enemy, and is a sign you will never marry. To hear a duet denotes business troubles. 50, 51.

DUMB. If you dream that you are dumb, or that any of your speaking friends are so afflicted, it foretells sickness or misfortune. But should you dream that a deaf mute of your acquaintance speaks, it foretells joy and gladness at something that will happen. 14.

DUN. If you are troubled in your dreams by imagining that people are dunning you for money, it is a sure sign you will get some unexpectedly. 41.

DUST. If you dream you are in a room or in the road where the dust is flying so as to choke you, it shows that some one is plotting to injure you in some way or to make a speculation out of you. 64, 2.

DWARF. Should a single lady dream she sees a very small man or Dwarf, it indicates that her husband will be a very large man, or have a great intellect. If a single man has this dream it is a sign he will marry a scold. For married people to dream of dwarfs shows that their children will give them much trouble.

EAGLES. To dream you see an eagle soaring very high in the air, denotes prosperity, riches and honors: to the lover, it foretells success in love and marriage. 48.

EARS. To dream of boring many ears denotes obedience and readiness; to dream of cleansing them, good news; of having your ears boxed, ill news; of having large ears, prosperity and honor; of being hurt or slit, offence and treachery; of loss of ears, loss of friendship; of loss of hearing, betrayal of secrets; and to a woman, ruin. 3, 19.

EAR-RINGS. To dream of purchasing a pair of ear-rings is a good dream to the fair sex; to widows and maids they signify marriage; to those that have no children, that they shall have children; and to those that have husbands and children, purchases and riches; for as women are provided with these deckings, so shall they be stored with husbands, children, and goods. 32.

EARTHQUAKES. Change of estate, injuries, death; to see a town destroyed by, famine, war, and desolation. 17.

EATING. If you dream of eating a good meal with a relish, it foretells good crops to a farmer, and successful business to any one. 70, 14.

ECLIPSE. For one to dream he sees the sun in eclipse, signifies the loss of his father; if he sees the moon eclipsed, it denotes the death of his mother; but if he has neither father nor mother, then it denotes the death of a relation. 8.

EELS. To dream of catching or handling eels, denotes that you will have good fortune, but difficulty. If the eels slip through your hands and escape from you, it shows that you will experience a loss. 41, 6.

EGGS. (_See Rotten._) If married people dream of eggs it is a sign they will be prolific of children. If a newly married lady dreams of finding a nest full of eggs, it foretells that her first born will be twins or triplets. If a young girl dreams such a dream, it is a sign that she will soon be married, or get in a condition that she ought to be a wife. 4, 47.

ELDERBERRIES. To dream of elderberries augurs content and riches: to a maiden they bespeak a speedy marriage; to a married woman, that she will shortly be with child; to the tradesman, success in business; to the farmer, good crops. 30, 33.

ELEPHANT. To dream of an elephant is a very fortunate dream, for it denotes an acquirement of riches: if you are in love, it foretells a speedy marriage with your sweetheart, and many children, chiefly boys, who will distinguish themselves by their learning. 33.

ELOPEMENT. For a young girl to dream she elopes with her beau, is a sign her parents will give their consent and she will soon be married to the one she loves. If a man dreams that he elopes with his sweetheart, it portends that he will be  “_cut out_” by a stranger. 4, 44, 8.

ENEMY. If you dream that some one is trying to injure you, or that a person who you know is your enemy endeavors to work to your disadvantage, it foretells good fortune and success. Such dreams always go by contrary, and you may calculate a benefit just in proportion to the injury you dream you are about to sustain. 69, 78.

ENTRAILS. This is a good dream for the poor, but to the rich it portends loss of riches. To sweethearts and beaus it shows that they will be happy in their loves. 10, 20.

EMBRACE. To dream of embracing relatives is a warning of treachery; if friends, disappointments; if one unknown embrace you, you will travel; the embrace of a woman brings good luck. 3, 11, 33.

ERRAND. To dream that you are sent of an errand, signifies great loss to the married; to the lover it denotes success in his pursuits, and that he will shortly marry a very amiable and accomplished maiden. 39.

EXECUTION. (_See Hanged and Gallows._) To dream of seeing a man hanged denotes that some friend or relative will shortly come to good fortune. If you dream that you yourself are going to be hanged, you may safely calculate on good luck for that year: if you are in business you will be successful. 7, 6, 10.

EYE. (_See Squinting and Blind._) If you dream you see a person with a defective eye, it denotes disappointment: to see a glaring squint eye in your dream, shows that you will be defeated or crossed in some enterprise. To dream that your own eyes are defective, or squint, is a sure sign of bad luck: sore eyes denote sickness: blindness, death, or deception. 66, 49, 78.

EYEBROWS. Thick eyebrows are a sign of friends; thin, ill-will and vexation; black, good luck. 18.

FACE. To dream that your face is swelled, indicates an augmentation of wealth and honor; but if it grows pale or emaciated, you will be severely disappointed. Of a fresh smiling face, friendship and joy; black face, long life; washing, repentance. 5, 11, 55.

FACTION OR SEDITION. Denotes health, and trouble, and shame. 16, 10.

FAINTING. To dream you see a person fainting indicates that you will soon hear of the death of a dear friend. 64.

FAIR. To dream you are at a fair, is a bad omen; it denotes that some pretended friend is about to do you an injury; if you are in trade, keep a keen look out, for some swindler will certainly attempt to defraud you. 31, 15.

FAIRY. If you dream of seeing a fairy, you will meet a woman, who will seduce you from the path of propriety, and make your life vexatious. 2, 22.

To dream of blust’ring storms of wind, Does show inconstancy of mind; But if you dream of elves and fairies, Beware the girls and night-vagaries.

FALL. To dream you are falling from an eminence, shows you will have some dignity conferred upon you, or else will marry above your sphere. If a young girl dreams this, it is a sign she will marry a rich husband. 65, 70.

FAMILY. If a man or woman dreams that they have a large family, it is a sign of thrift and riches. Such a dream is a lucky one to anybody. 18, 41.

FAMINE. If a farmer dreams that his crops have failed, or of any scarcity of food, it shows that there will be a quarrel, which, though it may not be among his people, yet he will witness or hear about it, and it will worry him. 34, 8, 26.

FAN. To dream you see your sweetheart fanning herself, signifies that a stranger will step in some fine day and  “cut you out.” If a maid dreams that her beau presents her with a fan, or offers to fan her, it is a sign he will attempt to take improper liberties with her. 41, 18.

FAREWELL. To say farewell, or to hear another say it, is a bad sign, you will hear painful news. 45, 9.

FARM. (_See Land._) If a man dreams he has a good farm, well enclosed, with pleasant pastures, bestowed upon him, he will have a handsome wife; but if the land seems spacious, and not enclosed, that denotes pleasure, joy, and riches. To dream you are working on a farm, denotes you will soon receive a legacy from a distant relative. 42.

FAST. (_See Hungry._) To dream of fasting, or going without food until you are very hungry, is a sign of a quarrel; but it foretells success in love and business. 29, 7.

FAT. To dream you are growing fat, if you are a married woman, signifies you will soon have a son; to a maiden, it signifies she will soon be engaged; to men, it is a sign of success in business. To dream you are cutting or eating fat, portends sickness and misfortune. 66, 3.

FATHER. To dream you see your father, is fortunate; to see him die, is unlucky and portends sickness. 28.

FATIGUE. To dream you are very much fatigued, portends that you will be successful in business, but it is a sign of sickness. 4, 78.

FAULT. If you dream you commit a fault, be very careful in your conduct; if you see a fault in a lady who is very dear to you, should you trust her, she will be faithful to you in every thing. 22, 13, 27.

FAVOR. If you dream that you ask a favor of a friend, and he grants it, it foretells that he has been talking about you; but if he refuses it, it shows that some other person has spoken ill of you to him. 16, 71.

FEAR. To feel fear, signifies that you will be courageous in your waking moments; to dream of frightening others, shows that your courage is weak. 68.

FEAST. If you dream of feasting at a friend’s house, or eating with him anywhere, it shows you will make a new acquaintance through his means. If a girl dreams this, it is a sign she will soon have a lover from that very house or place where she dreams of feasting. 76, 18.

FEET. (_See Corns._) To dream of washing your feet, denotes trouble of some kind; of scratching or tickling the soles of your feet, shows that you will be flattered by some one to your disadvantage; dreaming of dirty feet predicts sickness or trouble; if, in your dream, you imagine your feet are covered with corns, you will have great riches. 51.

FESTER. Dreaming that you have a fester on your hand, or fingers, is a sign that you will give somebody a present; if on your feet, or legs, it shows you will go to see some one who will be glad to see you. 76, 14.

FIDDLE. If you dream that you are playing on a fiddle, or hearing the music of one, it is a sign you will soon attend a funeral. Such a dream is a bad omen to girls, as it points to the death of a lover, or of some dear friend. 61.

FIELDS. (_See Meadow and Green._) To dream you are in a ploughed field, forebodes some severe disputes that will be brought upon you by some person who has no children; to dream you are in a meadow covered with flowers, is a very handsome wife, who will bring you lovely children and make you very happy; to a woman, it denotes that she will marry a handsome young fellow, by whom she will have beautiful children, that they will become rich, and live to a good old age. 16, 72, 6.

FIFE. For a girl to dream she hears the shrill music of a fife, is a sign she will soon have a beau, and that he will be a smart and desirable young man. 77, 5.

FIGS. To dream of eating good figs, signifies joy and happiness; if the figs are mouldy or defective, your pleasure will be marred by some disagreeable event. 6, 29.

FIGHT. If you dream of being engaged in a fight, it foretells to a man of business that he will soon engage in some new enterprise that will be successful; to a laboring man, it predicts increased pay. 44, 78.

FIGURES. Any number above _one_, and below _seventy-eight_, is deemed to portend good fortune to the dreamer, but _forty-nine_ is the most lucky. All numbers above _seventy-eight_ are uncertain, except _three hundred and forty-three_, and that is a very lucky number. 49, 10, 13.

FINGERS. To dream that you cut your fingers, if they bleed, is a very good omen; you will be successful in love, and your sweetheart will prove kind and true. 1, 2.

FIRE. (_See Burning._) If in your dream, you see a house on fire other than your own, it foretells that some event will happen to make you melancholy and sorrowful, such as the death or ruin of some esteemed friend. If you dream your own house or place of business is burning, it is an omen of good fortune. If you dream of playing with fire, it is a sign of a quarrel in bed. For this dream play your age first. 26.

To dream of sitting by the fire, When it is late, doth show desire; But if you sit till the fire’s out, Your love will prove false out of doubt.

FIRE-ARMS. (_See Gun, Pistol, and Cannon._)

FISH. To dream of catching fish is a sign of excellent good fortune, particularly if you haul up large ones; if the fish fall off your hook, it predicts troublesome fortune. If you dream of fishing without catching any, it shows that you will fail in some undertaking or speculation; and to a lover it is a sign that he will get the mitten. To dream that you see an abundance of fish, foretells the receipt of money, or success in collecting it. 14, 71.

FLAG. To dream you see a flag waving, betokens great danger from enemies, or sickness. To dream you carry a flag, signifies you will receive some mark of distinction from your fellow-citizens. If a maid dream she is making a flag, it is a sign she will marry a rich officer in the Army or Navy; but if a married woman has this dream, it foretells the birth of a son who will become a great general. 13, 35, 61.

FLEAS. To dream you are tormented with these little insects, is of an unfavorable kind; evil and malicious enemies will do you much injury; your sweetheart will prove false. 45.

FLIES. To dream of a swarm of flies, denotes that you have many enemies; it also denotes that your sweetheart is not sincere, and cares but little about you; to dream you kill them is a very good omen; it denotes success in love and trade. 21, 49.

FLOOD. (_See Overflow._) To dream of a flood, generally denotes riches and plenty, particularly if the water is calm, it shows that though you may lose something, you will be fortunate in other ways sufficient to counterbalance it. 2, 66, 9.

FLOUR. (_See Mill._) To dream that you buy flour is a bad omen, and portends sickness, or the death of a near friend. 41.

FLOWERS. (_See Blossom._) To dream you are gathering flowers, is a very favorable omen: expect to thrive in every thing you undertake, and that you will be successful in love, marry happily, and have beautiful children; should the flowers wither under your hands, it foretells heavy losses in trade; that your sweetheart will die; or if you are married, that you will lose your husband or wife, or perhaps your favorite child. 14, 7, 43.

FLUTE. To dream you play or hear playing on a flute, signifies trouble and contention with your friends. 47, 8.

If your kind fancy you present With playing on an instrument, Your sweetheart shall not you disdain, But yield true love for love again.

FLYING. To dream you are flying is a very excellent omen; if you are in love, your sweetheart will be true to you; and if you marry, you will have many children, who will all do very well and be happy. 35.

FORK. To dream of a fork indicates that a false friend will attempt your ruin by flattery. 69.

FORTUNE. If you dream that some one told your fortune, you may calculate every thing will go pretty nearly the reverse of what was assured to you: if you were promised money you will get poverty, and _vice versa_. To dream of making a sudden fortune is a sign of want. All dreams of this kind go by the rule of contrary. 76, 8, 4.

FOUNTAIN. To dream you are at a fountain, is a favorable omen; if the water is clear, it denotes riches and honors; and in love, it foretells happiness in marriage; but if muddy, it denotes vexation and trouble. 71, 20, 18.

FOX. A sign of thieves; to dream of fighting with them, shows that you will have to deal with some cunning enemy; to keep a tame fox, signifies that you will love a lewd woman, or have a bad servant, who will rob you. A number of foxes, false friends. 11, 17.

FREE MASON. To dream you are a free mason denotes you will soon make a number of new friends who will treat you on the square, it also foretells you will take a journey to the east. If you are already a member of that celebrated Order, and dream you attend a meeting of the lodge it portends sickness, and a heavy loss of property, to dream you are expelled from the Order shows you will attain a higher station in life. 2, 78.

FROG. If you dream of seeing a large frog, or a number of frogs, or of hearing frogs croak, it is a good omen as regards your health. To dream of catching frogs alive, without killing them, foretells some piece of good fortune; but if you kill them it is a sign some accident will befall you. 22, 3.

FRUIT. To dream of fruit which is ripe and fair to look upon is an excellent omen, as it foretells the most perfect success in all worldly matters: if the fruit is green or defective, it indicates trouble with your success. If you dream of eating fruit that proves to be sour or rotten, it shows disappointment: if a young girl dreams this, it is a sign that her lover will deceive her. 32.

FUNERAL. To dream of attending a funeral shows that you will probably be soon at a wedding or some gay party. If, in your dream, you see a funeral pass, it denotes a pleasure party out of doors, such as a pic-nic or excursion. 18, 1.

FUR. To dream of fur signifies much good; it denotes that your sweetheart is kind and true, and that if you marry, you will be very happy; it denotes to the merchant a good establishment in business, to the sailor a profitable voyage. 61, 78.

GAG. If you dream that your mouth is stopped by a gag, it denotes that you will soon thereafter be kissed by a pretty girl. To a young girl, such a dream predicts that she will see some gentleman who takes her fancy, and perhaps will fall in love with him. 13.

GAIN. If acquired justly, you may hope for wealth; if by injustice, you will lose your fortune. 33, 14.

GALLOWS. (_See Execution and Hanged._) To dream of a gallows is a good omen, as it denotes that you will have a chance to make money, and if you are smart enough to avail yourself of the opportunity, it will be all right. To those embarking in new enterprises, such a dream foretells success. 10, 7, 6.

GAMBLING. (_See Raffling._) To dream of gambling is a sign of poverty and disgrace. If, in your dream, you see others gamble, and do not engage in it yourself, it shows that some of your friends or relatives will have a reverse of fortune and become poor. 8, 44.

GARDEN. To see a beautiful and thrifty garden in your dream, denotes good luck and abundance: if the garden is run to weeds, you may still have luck, but much trouble and vexation will accompany it: if you see rats or pigs in the garden, it denotes thieves to annoy you. 31, 17.

GARLIC. For a man to dream he eats garlic, signifies he shall discover hidden secrets, and meet with some domestic jars; yet to dream he has it in the house is good. 6, 11, 66.

GARTER. This is a good dream to the lover, as it signifies he will soon be united to his sweetheart. To the married this dream portends much domestic trouble from jealousy. 4, 16.

GAS. If you dream of bright and pleasant gas-lights, it shows success in love matters. If the gas is dim and looks unnatural, your beau or sweetheart will either leave you, or die. 36.

GEESE. To dream of these birds is generally a good omen: if you see them quietly feeding it denotes success and pleasure in your undertakings; but if they are alarmed and cackling, it foretells trouble and annoyance, but yet nothing that will seriously affect you. 15, 69.

GHOST. (_See Apparition._)

GIANT. If a lady dreams of seeing a very large man, or giant, and if she is pleased with his appearance, it shows that her future husband will be a small fellow, or else a man of small intellect: if she is disgusted with the giant, it is a sign that she will marry such a man herself, or else a man of great mind. For married people to dream of giants shows a prospect of smart children. 31, 4.

GIFT. (_See Present._) To dream that a friend presents you with a valuable gift, predicts that you will lose something. If a girl dreams that her lover gives her a present, it is a sign that she will allow him the husband’s privilege before marriage. 64, 21.

GIG. To dream of riding alone in a gig, denotes delay, and that something you expected to happen will be put off: if you imagine you ride in a gig with your sweetheart, it foretells that your marriage day will be postponed, or will be far distant. 46, 1.

GIN. To dream of this liquor is a sign of poverty and disgrace: if you imagine you are drinking it, it foretells that you will lose money or property by some foolish act of your own. 74, 78.

GIPSY. If you dream of these wandering vagrants, it foretells that you will have trouble of some kind—either a vexatious loss, or else something will happen to worry you: to dream that a gipsy tells your fortune, shows that some one will rob you. 16, 57.

GLASS. To dream of receiving a glass of water, signifies that you will soon be married; if you break it, your lover will forsake you. 11, 64.