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But the softness in the Christmas air did not presage a thaw. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
Subtle as the birth of an emotion -- solemn as the presage of. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847] Reference
Note, Pride will have a fall; it is the certain presage and forerunner of it. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
He is haughty and imperious: He is a proud man, and his pride is a certain presage of his fall coming on. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Does the creation of such an enlightened tag presage a whole series of such musings?. From Wordnik.com. [Spare me misplaced cries of 'sexism'] Reference
This funeral rite was a kind of presage of, or prelude to, his death approaching. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
I wish,” she added, with that love of evil presage which is common in the lower ranks. From Wordnik.com. [Saint Ronan's Well] Reference
To give promise or evidence of; presage; indicate. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns] Reference
Confirm the glad presage which thou art pleas'd to send. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid English] Reference
It is considered as an almost infallible presage of bad weather, if she. From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
Is it an omen, a presage of that dust which awaits my still unfinished work?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Grant soon after his death, and my presage of the new south, I insert it here. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
"Another ominous presage!" said the Marquise, upon retiring to her apartments. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Therewithal many a warning of wizards of old terrifies her with appalling presage. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Sabbath-schools and other institutions, the presage of unexampled good to the nations. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
This sentiment of ill-presage was re-echoed in the address of the Episcopal clergymen. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.] Reference
That statement could presage at least some fireworks during Mukasey's confirmation hearings. From Wordnik.com. [Here Comes the Judge] Reference
Makine's next novel will be a story about earrings that presage the fall of the Iron Curtain. From Wordnik.com. [The Price Of Success] Reference
There was a car waiting for him at the airfield, though, and that seemed to presage a smooth time. From Wordnik.com. [Brain Twister] Reference
If the same misfortune take place when the moon is waxing, it is viewed as a presage of prosperity. From Wordnik.com. [Moon Lore] Reference
The vivid lightning and terrific peals of thunder seemed to the men the presage of deadly work to come. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865] Reference
When my mood is darkened, my state is overcome by sinister cloud banks, a sure presage of intemperance. From Wordnik.com. [NATURAE] Reference
A dull, dreary rain on Saturday morning seemed to presage failure for the girls 'plans at the very start. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts' Good Turn] Reference
But the encouraging findings don't presage an end to childhood AIDS, or even a two-thirds reduction in new cases. From Wordnik.com. [Locking Hiv Out Of The Womb] Reference
It was a great, deep-bodied flood, rather than an avalanche, advancing without flurry, solidly, with presage of power. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
But for those teams with young superstars like Manning, Brady and McNabb, this trend may presage future disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Kid Quarterbacks Rule Today's NFL] Reference
For instance, a growth in imports of auto parts may presage an increase in U.S. auto production and ultimately exports. From Wordnik.com. [Flow of imports drags down economic growth] Reference
That rivalry may presage Barcelona, where Boginskaya's toughest competitor will most likely be Kim Zmeskal from Houston. From Wordnik.com. [Gymnastics] Reference
From its inception, Beijing 2008 was ballyhooed as a nation's coming-out party, one that would presage the Chinese Century. From Wordnik.com. [A Viewer’s Guide to Beijing] Reference
What's more, the data points within the employment report that presage job growth continue to point in the right direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Rearview Recovery] Reference
While his takeover move may well presage an unprecedented era of corporate raiding in Japan, the main threat comes from within. From Wordnik.com. [The Kid V. the Man] Reference
Would the lightly expressed wish of Gentleman Geoff's Billie prove a presage of victory in the great game they two were playing?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
A campaign so full of inspiriting incident, a victory which has brought presage of a great and prosperous Soudan, merits re-telling. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
From the study of a city's character may you look into its future and presage whether it be likely to achieve success or doomed to failure. From Wordnik.com. [From a Terrace in Prague] Reference
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