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12 before she is seventeen. Strawberries denote to women with child a good time, and a boy; to a maiden, speedy marriage with a man who will become rich, and make her happy; to a youth, they denote that his wife will be sweet tempered, and bring him many children, all boys; they foretel riches to the tradesman and to the sailor.

Gallows.———To dream of the gallows is a most fortunate omen; it shews that the dreamer will become rich, and arrive at great honours; to the lover it shews the consummation of his most sanguine wishes; for a woman with child to dream of the gallows, signifies that she is pregnant of a son, will have a good time, and that the then fruit of her womb will become very rich.

Gifts———To dream you have any thing given to you is a sign that some good is about to happen to you; it also denotes that a speedy marriage will take place betwixt you and your sweetheart.

Grave———To dream you see a grave, foretels sickness and disappointment———if you are in love depend you will never marry your present sweetheart; you go into the grave, it shows you will experience a loss of property, and that false friends will defame———if you come out of the grave, it denotes success in your undertakings, that you will rise in the world, and become rich: and if you are in love, that you will speedily marry your sweetheart———if you take another out of the grave, you will be the means of saving the life of a person, who will be a very great friend to you, and receive some unexpected legacy.

Hanged.———To dream you see people hanged, or that you are going to be hanged yourself, denotes that you will rise above your present condition by marriage.