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19 great success in undertakings: they are very favourable to lovers, as they announce constancy in your sweetheart, but also that the person you love will be absent from you a long while on a journey; if your lover is at sea, they denote that he has a pleasant voyage, continues faithful, and will return rich.

Plays———To dream you are at a play, is the forerunner of great good luck, it betokens great happiness in the marriage state, and very great success in business———to a maid, it shews speedy marriage with a young man, who will be very successful in business, and acquire riches and honours, and make her very happy.

Purse———To dream of finding a purse is a very favourable omen, it denotes great happiness and unlooked-for prosperity; in love, it is the sure token of a speedy marriage, and the being dearly beloved by the object of your affections. To dream you lose your purse shews the loss of a friend; in other respects it denotes some pleasant adventure is about to happen to you by which you will be the gainer; to the sailor it denotes the loss of his sweetheart while at sea.

Racing———To dream you are running a race, is a token of good, presages much success in life, and that you will speedily hear some very joyful news; in love, it denotes that you will conquer all your rivals, and be happy in the union with the object of your affections. To dream you are riding a race, shews disappointment and anger, bad success in trade and in love; to a married woman, is denotes the loss of her husband's affections, and that her children will be in trouble.

Rainbow———To dream you see a rainbow, denotes great travelling and change of fortune; it