The court of curiosities, and The cabinet of rarities with the new way of wooing.
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The court of curiosities, and The cabinet of rarities with the new way of wooing.
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[London] :: Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Pye-corner.,
[1685]
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Courtesy -- Early works to 1800.
Fortune telling -- Early works to 1800.
Cookery -- Early works to 1800.
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"The court of curiosities, and The cabinet of rarities with the new way of wooing." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B08845.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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OF DREAMS, AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS; As they signifie good or Evil to the Party.
TO Dream ones Friends are dead, signifies they are well.
To Dream of a Coffin and that one is put into it alive, signifies Marriage.
To Dream of a Rings being put on ones finger, signifies a loss of Suiters or the break∣ing of a match, especially if the Ring seem to vanish.
To dream one rides on Horseback signi∣fies promotion.
To dream of flying in the air signifies has∣ty news.
To dream of Eggs signifies Riches.
To dream of telling small pieces of Silver or finding them, signifies want.
To dream you met great Persons, and they kindly salute you, signifies suddain ad∣vancement.
To dream one sees the Sun Rising, signi∣fies, approaching prosperity.
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To Dream of fire, signifies Anger.
To Dream of strange Monsters, signifies travelling into distant Countries.
To Dream of furious Beasts, and that they assault one, betokens violence to befal by the procurement of open Enemies.
To Dream of Serpents, signifies private Enemies or fraudulent Friends.
To Dream of Embracing, signifies marri∣age or the meeting of Friends.
To Dream one sees a Party unawares, and wonderfully likes, signifies the Party shall marry a stranger.
To Dream of dreadful Fights in the Skies, signifies Sickness.
To Dream of a Reconcilement with one, with whom they have been at Variance, sig∣nifies the return of a Suiter or the renewing of Love with Success.
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