A light that burns both bright and clear, Denotes some pleasant letter near; But if dull the candle grows, It certain disappointment shows.
To dream of cheese is not in vain. In trade you will profit gain.
=Chickens.=--To dream of a hen and chickens is the forerunner of ill luck; your sweetheart will betray you and marry another. If you are a farmer, you will have a bad crop and lose many of your poultry. If you are in trade some sharper will defraud you. If you go to sea, you will lose your goods and narrowly escape shipwreck. =Chess.=--If any one dreams that he plays at chess with an acquaintance, it is a sign that he will fall out with somebody he knows, and if he imagines in his dream he wins, he shall overcome his enemies. And on the contrary, if he dream that he loses, he will be overcome and worsted in the combat. =Clouds.=--To dream of white clouds, signifies prosperity; clouds mounting high from the earth, denotes voyages, the return of the absent, and revealing of secrets; clouds red and inflamed, show an ill issue of affairs; to dream of dark and obscure clouds, shows an ill time of anger. =Caterpillars.=--To dream you see caterpillars, signifies ill luck and misfortune by secret enemies. =Chains,= pearls, precious stones, earrings, &c., and all adornings of the hands and necks of women, are good dreams to the fair sex; to widows and maids they signify marriage; 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. =Chariot.=--To dream of driving a chariot drawn by wolves, leopards, dogs, tigers, or such like beasts, is only good to such as have great enemies. To dream to be drawn in a chair by men is good. =Cheeks.=--To dream one hath cheeks plump, fat and of vermilion tincture, is good to all, especially women, but to dream that you are lean, pale, and full of wrinkles, signifies grief and heaviness. =Capon.=--To dream that a capon crows, signifies sadness and trouble. =Carrion.=--To dream of carrion, signifies sadness. =Carrots.=--To dream of carrots, signifies profit and strength to them which are at law for inheritance; for we pluck them out of the ground with our hands, branches, strings and veins. =Cart.=--To dream of being tied to a cart, to draw like an horse or an ox, denotes servitude and pain to everybody; but to dream that you are carried in a cart or coach, the contrary. =Coalpit.=--To dream of being in the bottom of a coalpit, signifies marrying with a widow; for he that marries her shall never sound the depth of her policies. =Combing.=--For any person to dream of combing him or herself, is good, both for man or woman, for it signifies to get out of evil times or affairs. =Comfort.=--To dream you have comforts of any one, betokens to the rich and happy, injury and mishap; but to the poor and afflicted, aid and comfort. =Command.=--To dream you command any one, signifies trouble; to dream you see one command, signifies anger and authority. =Complexion.=--To dream you see an unknown person of a brown complexion, is a sign of glory, honor, success and dispatch of business. If one dreams he sees a woman of a very brown complexion, it signifies a very dangerous disease. If you see a woman unknown in your dream, with long and comely hair, with clear complexion, it is a very good sign. =Corns.=--For a man to dream his flesh is full of corns, shows he will grow rich proportionately to his corns. =Crocodile.=--To dream of a crocodile, signifies pirates or robbers at sea, or wicked periods in any sort like the crocodile. =Cross.=--To dream you see a cross carried along, signifies sadness. =Cross Purposes.=--To dream one plays at cross purposes, signifies prosperity, joy, pleasure, health and concord among friends and relations. =Crow.=--To dream you see a crow, signifies expedition of business. To dream you see a crow flying, is ill luck; and if you hear them croaking unpleasantly, the dream is so much the worse. If you dream the crow flies on the head of a child, it will be in great danger of some misfortune. =Cypress Trees.=--To dream you see a cypress tree denotes affliction in business. =Crowing.=--To dream you are crowing, or that you hear others crowing, denotes ill luck, especially to lovers; but to dream that you hear pigeons crowing, is good, especially to the newly-married, as it denotes happiness. =Crawl.=--To dream that you are crawling on the floor is bad; but to dream that you are crawling on the roof of a house is good, particularly to the lovers, as it is a sure sign they will be married. =Children.=--To dream you see children, denotes success in your undertakings.