| 单词 | soothsayer |
| 例句 | Of course, given our experiences with Cecilia, I wasn’t sure I could believe everything Teresita had to say, so I kept my ears and eyes open for suspicious behavior from the old soothsayer. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z At last the soothsayer, Calchas, declared that the gods had spoken to him: Artemis was angry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed at the puppets, wondered at the soothsayers, applauded the singers, and cheered for the racing horses. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned in this way the art of divination as no one ever had, and he became a famous soothsayer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Julius Caesar is coming into Rome—which is a place where very bad things will happen to him—this soothsayer comes up to him to tell him what’s going to happen. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I wondered if somewhere down deep within me, I really was a soothsayer—even if only the first parts of the sentences were the same. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warns the leader of imminent betrayal with the line "beware the ides of March." George Clooney rules out political bid in US 2011-08-31T19:46:03Z The writing team behind “Orange Is the New Black” must seem like soothsayers to some people, but no. Seeing ourselves in “Orange Is the New Black” 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Genetic testing for Huntington’s plays a role only oracles and soothsayers could have done in the past. Dying in America: Elegant and humane, “The Lion’s Mouth Opens” is TV’s latest close look at death 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z But, the "You Must Remember This" host, who has guided listeners through Hollywood's first century for over eight years, is more than just a soothsayer of cinema's history. Sex and the cinema girl: Karina Longworth dives into '80s and '90s erotic films, revealing herself 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z He walked away from his reportage believing that, although some soothsayers were devious con artists, many of them were really seeing things in the mist. Crystals’ Resurgence in the Self-Care Age 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z But if you can't bring yourself to believe Wall Street's soothsayers, consider reading the tea leaves of your TV schedule. Beware the rise of vampire shows. It could mean a recession is looming 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z He was a valuable criticizer of racism in America, and a soothsayer about hip-hop, even giving Kanye West his first TV performance. With 10 Seattle shows , does Chappelle have a third act in him? | Comedy preview 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Around him, Hudlin unrolls a life that, Poitier believed, fulfilled the predictions of the soothsayer his mother consulted when he was not expected to survive infancy. ‘Sidney’ Review: A Lovingly Assembled Career Portrait 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Rather, a soothsayer named Spurinna told Caesar he ought to be extra careful for the next 30 days, a period that ended on March 15. Review: Barry Strauss’s The Death of Caesar 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z If you survey the dining landscape today, you might wonder whether the “Bizarre Foods” host moonlights as a soothsayer. At long last, Filipino food arrives. What took it so long? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z I want to screech at the hapless soothsayer. A hater’s guide to astrology: How I learned to stop getting angry about people’s dumb beliefs 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z A lyrical retelling of the Cain-and-Abel story in which four Nigerian brothers play truant from school, go fishing and meet a soothsayer who predicts that one brother will kill another. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Recent events have not only repeatedly stumped the soothsayers of the news media but have also exceeded the capacities of a culture industry devoted to the wholesale manufacture of satire, spectacle and fantasy. Poking at Politics, Without a Stick, on Big and Small Screens 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s fun to take in the spectacle of Howard’s transformation into a ranting soothsayer, inveighing against materialism and corporate greed, amid the studio’s buzzing forest of technology. Review | Bryan Cranston is stellar in the stage version of ‘Network.’ The rest, not so much. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The streets clamored with cowboys, fortune seekers, bootleggers, soothsayers, medicine men, outlaws, U.S. marshals, New York financiers, and oil magnates. The Marked Woman 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Asked about how he deals with kids who reach out to him, he replied, “I’ve got struggles of my own. I don’t have time to be your f__king soothsayer.” “Real O’Neals” star walks back explosive Bryan Singer comments: “I admit there is no basis for any of the things I said or implied” 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z He’s nobody’s idea of a Luddite, but Thundercat — the electric bass whiz, falsetto soothsayer and underground prince of head-trippy future soul — has a message for those who stumble through the day glued to smartphones. The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z A lynchpin, a soothsayer, a formidable presence, a woman who, come hell or highwater, always has a kind word, fine makeup and a fine bouffant of russet hair. TV review: Coronation Street 2010-12-06T21:01:00Z But we agree that she was a truth teller, a soothsayer. LaChanze on the Personal Resonance of Alice Childress’s Timeless Words 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z From a soothsayer named Nostradamus, played with madcap mirth by Brad Oscar. The Top Ten Showstoppers of 2015 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z There’s a soothsayer, a Jewish money lender, a female character disguised as a man, a pair of star-crossed lovers and lots of misappropriated lines from “Hamlet,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “Richard II.” In ‘Something Rotten!,’ if Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z “This is happening so frequently I’m just going to have to accept that I’m a soothsayer or a mystic or whatever you want to call it.” Expecting the worst helped me prepare for it, says Charlie Brooker 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z I wondered if Sadie, with her supernatural ability and muteness, may be an archetypical prophet figure, like Tiresias, the blind soothsayer from the Greek dramas. ‘On Sugarland’ Review: A Nameless War, and Too Many Wounds to Count 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Travel agents are soothsayers in a sense, and Cindy had, correctly, predicted a hangover after our weekend in Venice. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Even if Africa is not alone in its belief in the power of spirits, the soothsayer here becomes a magical force who acts as a ubiquitous shaman. Julius Caesar – review 2012-06-07T00:13:00Z Caesar misconstrued What the soothsayer had said: “Flee market today.” Style Invitational: Mergers you wrote — combine two businesses 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The fortune cookie: Twelve-year-old Emperor Pu Yi, denied access to soothsayers by the Imperial Regent, devised this secret method for them to send him pearls of wisdom, and lottery numbers. Style Invitational: Punku — 5-7-5-pun 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z In Hermann Hesse’s book “Siddhartha,” from 1922, the river is a mirror that reflects or reveals challenging truths—a numinous and unflinching soothsayer. Lost in America with Hiss Golden Messenger 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Lloyd Hutchinson shows up as an all-purpose, all-divining soothsayer and shepherd, as well as a hitchhiking homeless person identified as the Maniac of the Outskirts. ‘A Particle of Dread,’ Sam Shepard’s Take on Oedipus 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Some airfare soothsayers claim you can find a bargain by waiting until a particular day and time, like Wednesday at 1 a.m. in the airline’s time zone. The most frequently asked travel questions answered 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Sure enough, at 7 p.m., the soothsayer turned up. Journeys: In India, Luxury Arrives in a Himalayan Haven 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z Divination rituals, for example, were essentially Mesopotamian in origin and included studying the organs of sacrificed animals, consulting female soothsayers, and observing the movement of birds. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z My grandmother looked down and began to vigorously massage her knees, like a soothsayer rubs a crystal ball. Before Smartphones and the National Weather Service, There Was Grandma’s Knee 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Over budget and behind schedule, “Titanic” was doomed to fail, so said Hollywood soothsayers. James Cameron makes effects-heavy global blockbusters. But the acting? It's pure 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Of course they may win, but this election is close and they're not soothsayers. From Karl Rove to the Big Lie: GOP loves to claim victory when they feel insecure 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z At the Policing Board meeting, Simon Byrne stressed that he was not "a soothsayer" and the security picture he outlined is rooted firmly in the present. Loyalists: Police say rising tensions remain under close watch 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z With soothsayer insight, an attorney for the class action plaintiffs decreed, “this may mark the end of the freeway era in the Los Angeles metropolitan regions.” A wide median here, a stubby endpoint there — the ghosts of L.A.’s unbuilt freeways 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Known as a clutch shooter with a soothsayer’s knack for reading the action before it fully developed, Perez finished high school as one of the best players in Arizona. Too Much Talent for a Tiny League 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z I am neither a fortune teller nor soothsayer, but I’ve insisted repeatedly that misery and misfortune would stalk Mr. Snyder and this franchise until he righted the name. Opinion | More than a name for the Commanders 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z It didn’t take a soothsayer to forecast the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Opinion | The truth in 2022 is our strongest weapon against the lies that fed the insurrection 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z After all, almost every savant, soothsayer or mildly observant Atlanta sports fan of the last quarter-century or so had figured the Braves would flame out before winning the World Series. Alabama Picks Georgia Apart, Setting Course for Another Playoff 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “I’m particularly offended because I am a soothsayer — my business is the truth,” she said. Psychics and astrologers are huge on Instagram. Now scammers are impersonating them 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z No medieval market would be complete without soothsayers and healers. The Swiss psychiatrist who inspired a viral TikTok hashtag 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z You can pose any question you like and be sure to receive an answer, wrapped in the authority of the algorithm rather than the soothsayer. The AI oracle of Delphi uses the wisdom of Reddit to offer dubious moral advice 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z They vied for the role of soothsayer before a rapt audience with a seemingly insatiable demand for information about when the government would offer financial relief. Why Finance Gurus Switched Their Bait From Millions to Thousands of Dollars 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Or, as one political soothsayer recently said to me: “When politics becomes your religion, people become irrational.” Opinion | It’s time to bring down the curtain on the Trump tragedy 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z They must be part soothsayer and part gambler. Illinois Editorial Roundup: 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z “But I’m not a soothsayer, and I don’t have a crystal ball. I’m just trying to go day to day, week to week.” SEC adapting to help league crown champion during pandemic 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z He was equally dismissive of psychics, seers and soothsayers. James Randi, magician and escape artist devoted to debunking the paranormal, dies at 92 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z He meticulously piles up the arguments of the witch-mongers and knocks them down; charmers, soothsayers, alchemists, conjurors and occultists aren’t in hock to the devil, he says, they are charlatans. Top 10 books about witch-hunts | Eleanor Porter 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z An author with cult appeal and massive sales, he is regularly referred to as “a soothsayer” and “a genius”. Max Brooks: 'Pandemics come in predictable cycles. If I'm the smartest guy in the room, we're in big trouble' 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z I’m no soothsayer, but I foresee intensifying quarrels over whether whoever is leading the field deserves to be in that position and whether his or her competitors got a raw deal. Opinion | Why Democrats Are Bound for Disaster 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The hip-hop soothsayers also tell of the siren calls and various temptations that came with Bryant-level heroics. What's the best hip-hop lyric to name-drop Kobe Bryant? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z People have always had their doubts when soothsayers try to buck the trend. Eric Bledsoe finds innovative new way to turn the basketball over - Golf Digest 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z I'm not a soothsayer so I was only half-serious, but sure enough within the hour this was on Fox News: Republicans smear a military combat veteran — because that's just what they do 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The visitors shake fortune sticks that are then read by soothsayers such as Wai, who channels prophecies from the gods from a two-story collective of her fellow seers. Special Report: In a working-class Hong Kong neighborhood, the protests hit home 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z For most of the night Thomas simply allowed everyone to release all the things they were feeling, good or bad, like a big sister and soothsayer rolled in one. I wanted to read an article about black motherhood that wasn’t a horror story. So I wrote it myself. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Our friendly global tech companies are less like soothsayers than magicians, urging us towards a particular card while convincing us it is the one we have freely chosen. Who is watching you?: the best books about surveillance 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z On the same day Bolt’s column appeared an anonymous column in the News Corp broadsheet the Australian referred to Greta as “the pig-tailed soothsayer”. Greta Thunberg hits back at Andrew Bolt for 'deeply disturbing' column 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The new staging puts more focus than is usual on the Narrator who recounts Joseph's rise from poor shepherd to the Pharoah's soothsayer. Donovan 'didn't think twice' about Joseph return 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z "The tricky thing is that it required a hero, flawed characters, a villain and a soothsayer. It was almost Shakespearean in that way." How The Jeremy Kyle Show became a 'toxic brand' 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z But here’s where the Harpers are joined: through their parents, through their father, Ron, who serves as combination baseball soothsayer and mechanic for both his boys. Perspective | His brother has a $330 million deal. Bryan Harper makes $2,000 a month, hoping for a shot. 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z That picture is a nod to the Red Comet, which predicts when dragons would return to the world, as prophesied by many soothsayers. Game of Thrones’ new opening credits holds clues for this season 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z “I like the way he leans into you when he’s talking, like a soothsayer.” John Richardson, art historian and Picasso biographer, dies at 95 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Traditional customs are also given their due, as soothsayers and fortune tellers are regularly consulted and the threat of “death by elephant’s foot” is given an airing. Review: Landmark 1928 Indian silent film ‘Shiraz: A Romance of India’ 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z In the “normal” rhythms of American politics — which, admittedly, may no longer exist — the midterms are of interest only to political junkies, media soothsayers and disgruntled members of the opposition. Two weeks before the blue wave: Here are 5 ways the Democrats could still totally blow it 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z But she is a designer who merges all the elements that soothsayers believe will define fashion for the next generation of luxury consumers. Review | Marine Serre is a name you’ll want to remember 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z That being said, says perhaps the best-known soothsayer in modern political life, “it is actually very hard to predict what happens next”. Francis Fukuyama: ‘Trump instinctively picks racial themes to drive people on the left crazy’ 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Members of the ruling Communist Party, however, are officially banned from participating in what the government dubs superstitious practices, including visiting soothsayers. Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z In the middle of Paul Pogba’s first season back at Manchester United, as questions lingered and doubts swirled about whether his performances warranted his $114 million, world-record price, his manager turned soothsayer. Paul Pogba and the Power of Perception 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z BEIRUT, Lebanon — On New Year’s Eve, a Lebanese celebrity soothsayer predicted that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, would be advised to eat less fast food. When Jokes Become a Crime: Free Speech Under Fire in Lebanon 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The Saigon Military Mission even hired a soothsayer to produce an almanac that predicted good fortune for the South and calamitous tidings for the North. An excerpt from 'Road Not Taken' 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “I’m not a soothsayer, but I highly doubt that we’ll ever go back to a point where we say, ‘Boys will be boys.’” Billy Bush's apology tour may set script in a world with a higher bar for men 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The Duchess of Kent was again on hand, this time, though, in the role of soothsayer rather than trauma therapist. Jana Novotná obituary 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Where climate professionals are restrained by uncertainty, other soothsayers step in. California Today: Handicapping the Rainy Season 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Many Pakistanis attributed his resilience to the advice of healers and soothsayers. When an Airline Suffered Misfortune, Some Looked for a Goat 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Several soothsayers waved my colleague and me away, calling our request for an inaugural forecast too political. The Chinese zodiac says Jan. 20 is not an auspicious day to inaugurate anything 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Just like predicting the weather, forecasting the market is often a dubious exercise, not just for Wall Street strategists but other market soothsayers. Wall Street Strategists Feel Better Together in 2017 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z After all, this is a country where past leaders made crucial political decisions only after seeing their favorite soothsayers. World's youngest stock market struggles in Myanmar 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z When his soothsayer warned of an assassination attempt, he shot his image in the mirror. Prophets of piffle 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Silver has positioned himself as one of the few people who does understand polling, and as such he’s been christened as a soothsayer and savant. Weapons of Math Destruction: Cathy O'Neil adds up the damage of algorithms 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “You consult a soothsayer regularly, almost as if you consult a shrink regularly,” Mr. Kwong said. In a Promise to Lift a Curse, a Scheme to Steal Chinese Immigrants’ Savings 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Each year, Nobel soothsayers offer preseason prophecies about who will win the awards, which are announced in early October. Spats, sniping and science: the rows behind the Nobels 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z This confounded the soothsayers, and thereby insured that any professional predictions as to the result of today’s vote, a year later, have been met with sniggers of disbelief. Britain Votes, Maybe for the Last Time, on Whether to Stand Alone 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z AT A time of political crisis in South Korea, spare a thought for all the upstanding shamans, sorcerers, soothsayers, diviners, astrologers, numerologists, necromancers and fortune-tellers around Asia who risk being tarred by events. Prophets of piffle 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z “Without trying to be a soothsayer - I’m using my 35 years of being in business - I predict that the impact will not be positive,” he said. As condos sales slow, Miami developers turn to rentals 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Three-eyed raven soothsayers beckoned guests in an alcove of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel while tankards of ale were being filled to the brim across the way. After 'Game of Thrones' ends its epic run, how will HBO fill the void? 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Few can give more than a couple of lines from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, in which the soothsayer tells the emperor to beware the date. The True History of the Ides of March and Julius Caesar 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Having played the role of Shakespearean soothsayer, raising the prospect of a national calamity unfolding, Obama was almost done. Obama’s Darkly Optimistic State of the Union Address 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The existence of such an outfit is a reminder of how pervasive soothsayers and their like are in Asia. Prophets of piffle 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Now, like anyone else here peddling a dream about how bright the future will be with touchscreen refrigerators, I’m no soothsayer. An emotional introduction to Seinabo Sey, at CES of all places 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z As predictions for 2016 are unveiled, it is worth assessing the soothsayers’ records. A mean feat 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Once upon a time, a soothsayer had scoffed that the boy had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding across the Bay of Baiae on horseback. Roman tyrants in all their brutal glory 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Their families spent years searching for the missing, checking mortuaries, hiring private detectives and soothsayers. North Korea’s Abduction Project 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z From the back of the room comes David Cross as “Shangy, the digital soothsayer,” sporting Skrillex glasses and an outrageous black wig while singing the word “digital” in a mock Australian accent. Review: Netflix's W/ Bob and David is like Mr. Show 2.0 in the best possible way 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z But only a sketch mocking tech culture — Cross' grandly mullet-haired "digital soothsayer" spouts Ted talky gibberish in an accent nicked off of Russell Brand — seems generationally old. 'W/Bob and David' picks up where the fondly remembered 'Mr. Show' left off 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Such “cyber attacks” are a recurring motif among jingoistic soothsayers, but they are hardly based on reality. All the candidates did was lie about China in the GOP debate 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z One man paid a soothsayer for advice on how to increase his chances at winning bets at Haitian outlets that play on New York State Lottery numbers. Haitians Visit Cemeteries For Voodoo Day of the Dead 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Once upon a time we relied on shamans and soothsayers for this, but they were much too fallible. An algorithm might save your life: How the Amazon and Netflix method might someday cure cancer 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z “Though who knows, if Kanye runs for president then we may be soothsayers.” Cosmo dubs the Kardashians ‘America’s First Family,’ and the Internet is not happy about it 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z For soothsayers who are less quantitatively minded, the Internet provides many outlets for prognostication. Nobel speculation kicks into high gear 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z But like so many such soothsayer sayings, it often masks its opposite and just-as-wise counsel: "Don't overestimate your capabilities." The Isolated States of America 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Perhaps it’s a sound strategy by Collins to refrain from playing the soothsayer. A Taste of October, Disappointment Included, for the Mets 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z For money-minded analysts and awards soothsayers alike, Miles Ahead will be a major player to watch this fall. While the Biopic Is King, Can Don Cheadle's Miles Davis Reign Supreme? 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z But Draghi proved to be an effective bond market soothsayer, and the most decisive official in stemming Europe’s crisis. Greek 'No' Vote Sends European Bond Investors A Dose Of Reality 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Young and old, animal and human, pain and pleasure, she is the soothsayer of the end. Apocalypsis: welcome to the epic end of world show at Luminato 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Draft soothsayers believe Jerian Grant could be available when that selection pops up. Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant could find comfort in pro career near home 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z “It appears to be a play where the dialogue stops and the plot is conveyed through song,” explains the soothsayer. Review: Everything fresh at hysterical ‘Something Rotten!’ 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z If you stop to think about it, civilized man has always had soothsayers, shamans, faith healers, and God knows what all. Charlie Munger's 2015 Daily Journal Annual Meeting - Part 2 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z La Rinconada had many brujos, soothsayers who advised miners on what prayers and payments they could make to the mountain gods to help them find gold and come home alive. A Fortune at the Top of the World 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Tanzanian police arrested 225 unlicensed traditional healers and soothsayers across the country, the AFP news agency reports. Mass albino-trade witchdoctor arrests 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Herein lies the foolproof wager of the soothsayer. The Wager Behind the European Debt Crisis 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Tanzania's government last month banned traditional healers and soothsayers in an effort to prevent the killings of albinos. Tanzanian gangs hack off limbs of albinos for traditional rituals 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Other words that mean basically the same thing include fortuneteller, palm reader, soothsayer and spirit medium, although, given our country’s obesity epidemic, I suppose the last should be “spirit extra large.” Gaze into this crystal ball to see the history of some District psychics 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z I don’t say to imply I am some sort of soothsayer or anything like that. 11 Things CMOs Need To Know About Mobile Marketing Strategy And App Development 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Intrigued by her mother’s interest in astrology, she apprenticed herself for a year to a soothsayer named Jerome Pearson. Joan Quigley, Astrologer to a First Lady, Is Dead at 87 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Since March 2013, when we launched this experiment in cheap eating in a city once proud of its wallet stuffed fat with corporate credit cards, the $20 Diner has become a soothsayer of social media. Pho Tan Vinh, Casa Fiesta and Fat Pete’s: Three works in progress But the idea has clearly captured many people’s imaginations, be they self-styled soothsayers of the apocalypse or simply novelists hoping for a bestseller. What the Bible Really Says About the Rapture 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z They must still walk the fields around their research farms and see if the genetic soothsayers were right. Trait by trait, plant scientists swiftly weed out bad seeds through marker-assisted breeding 2014-04-17T02:01:00Z The villagers became convinced he was possessed by evil spirits, and were about to chain him upside down to a tree to be "healed" by the local soothsayer. The sanitary pad revolutionary 2014-03-04T00:35:20Z All animals are potential soothsayers, she tells TIME. The Unlikely Soothsayers of Sochi 2014-02-14T20:05:22Z An open letter to , manager of $112 billion, bubble soothsayer, Wall Street historian, and wordsmith: Herewith, belated props for a prediction you made 11 years ago. This Market Is Going Higher, Warns Jeremy Grantham 2013-11-20T11:06:31Z “I guess she was a soothsayer,” he said. Family Adapts to Coach’s Nomadic Profession 2013-08-09T17:48:45Z Julius Caesar should have ignored the cheers of the Roman crowd and paid heed to the soothsayer. Deluded bosses: Who’s behind me? 2013-06-06T15:01:30Z Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that he took a plastic doll to a soothsayer, saying it was a child with eating problems and physical disabilities. Ghanaians ban 'spirit child' killing 2013-04-29T15:32:24Z Contrary to what secular soothsayers have believed, evidence suggests that secularization is not inevitable, and neither is it a linear process according to which decline is an arrow pointing ever downward. Viewpoint: New Shepherd, Same Wondering Flock 2013-03-14T18:31:37Z Like Asimov’s computer, the soothsayers analyse reams of data, but they do not settle for one interview. Election forecasting: Running numbers 2012-11-08T16:00:19Z Like any hapless soothsayer, for the most part I'm just clutching at sticky handfuls of bird guts. The week I stopped force-feeding myself news 2012-11-06T13:19:39Z A mystic who relied on astrologers and soothsayers before making key decisions, he also was in Washington's pocket. IHT Rendezvous: The Bloodied Legacy of Cambodia's Chameleon King 2012-10-15T05:05:14Z The best of times tend to follow the worst ones, but the most bullish soothsayers may not ... After 30 Years: Raging to Aging Bulls 2012-08-13T11:21:43Z If Sharara is a soothsayer of some talent then perhaps these Olympic Games will be the last to witness such Far East domination. An end to Chinese domination? 2012-08-08T07:06:57Z No one yet knows whether they are soothsayers or false prophets. In Africa, US launches HIV push 2012-07-17T20:26:00Z The secular soothsayers in our midst first felt ripples in the water last month when the Queen met Martin McGuinness. Why does an uprising revolt so many Brits? 2012-07-07T23:06:00Z He is said to have been originally called Scamandrius, and to have received the name of Helenus from a Thracian soothsayer who instructed him in the prophetic art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Pain shut me out: the body must have its moments of solace—the mind its soothsayer! Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z They must have secret arts, like those of our astrologers and soothsayers. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z In this battle, Balaam, the soothsayer, was slain; and before finishing this chapter, we will give the account as recorded, with some remarks on that celebrated fortune-teller. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Most of these predictions were, however, given, like the oracles of old, in terms which would admit a double meaning, and secure the character of the soothsayer no matter how the event turned out. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z And it is also probable that certain persons combined in their own individuality the functions of magician and sacrificer as well as soothsayer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The soothsayers, however, told them that the time had not yet come for the fulfilment of this prophecy. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Master of the magicians, astrologers, and soothsayers, shalt thou be, reading the stars and foretelling that which is to come. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Tinkers mended pans, soothsayers told fortunes, jugglers and acrobats held forth to delighted crowds, snake charmers put their slimy pets through a bewildering variety of exhibitions. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z Then the messenger answered Walker, saying, "Behold the soothsayers foretell your death." Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z We have ordered that diviners and soothsayers shall be handed over to the churches and priests. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Why have I no soothsayers who can tell the future? Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z On the contrary, this soothsayer keeps a small shop in the oil trade, and is himself only an honest, and occasionally rather rough spoken, tradesman. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Oh, that I might eat those numerous soothsayers Who could not foretell his death. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z As to the war's influence on French letters, that question is for soothsayers to decide, not for the present writer. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Pliny informs us that, in his days, the root of the Halicacabum, supposed to be a species of hyoscyamus, was chewed by soothsayers. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The soothsayers even pronounced sentences at law, and their sentence was then as the sentence of Jehovah. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z So the people of that place had gone to the astrologers and soothsayers and had asked them, "How shall we choose another chief?" Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z What did that man not do, where did he not go, what soothsayers did he not visit, all in vain! Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z "Do not the hist'ries of all ages Relate miraculous presages, Of strange turns in the world's affairs, Foreseen by astrologers, soothsayers, Chaldeans, learned genethliacs, And some that have writ almanacs?" Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Chalchas, the soothsayer, outlived the time predicted for his death, which struck him as so comical that he burst into a fit of most immoderate laughter from which he died. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Keep your children from the augurs, the soothsayers, the medicine-men, the priests of the supernatural. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Theologians, pretenders, soothsayers, parsons, priests, popes, bishops, have taken advantage of that. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z But his supposed skill and success as a soothsayer led to his being frequently consulted by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, with the result that each helped to swell the volume of the other’s unpopularity. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z While waving off interest, Mr. Kelly has been promoted as a 2013 mayoral candidate; political soothsayers are dubious he will run, however, and the suggestion is heard less often these days. Raymond W. Kelly, N.Y.P.D. Commissioner, Runs Into Turbulence 2012-02-04T03:35:24Z No soothsayer I, lady queen of Babylon, but a prophet and a dreamer of dreams. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The augurs, the soothsayers, the seers, the preachers, the astrologers and alchemists will all lie in the same cemetery and one epitaph will do for them all. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Get theology out of government and the clergy will soon take their places with augurs and soothsayers, with necromancers and medicine-men. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z The shades of ancient priests and soothsayers might be imagined to shrink away from this intruder upon their haunts. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The day has gone by, long ago, when suffering peoples are to be awed into silence and submission to injustice by the silly outcries of salaried soothsayers. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z Jesters, and soothsayers, and storytellers, scurrilous songs, shows and games, they contemptuously despise and abominate as vanities and mad follies. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z The word Vates, till the Augustan age, meant not a poet but a soothsayer. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z There was a time when the soothsayer and augur flourished. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z The boys chaffed him a good deal about this mystical brunette, but he maintained with mock gravity that “one never knows” and that perhaps the swarthy soothsayer “knew what she was talking about after all.” Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z He strove in vain to recover it, either by the efforts of his own memory or by the skill of the wise men and soothsayers of Babylon. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z From these descriptions nothing definite can be proved as to the identity of the Athinganoi with the Gipsies, or the reason why this name was given to soothsayers, charmers, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Another "public character," whom one frequently meets in the lower parts of the city in the public streets of the Chinese quarter, is the "soothsayer." Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The great soothsayers, the great ones, announced at the very beginning, that the war would end in the Fall of 1918. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z My baloney-detection alarm goes off whenever a soothsayer writes himself and his generation into the forecast, proclaiming that the Biggest Thing to Happen to Humanity Ever will occur in the prophet’s own lifetime. In the Year 9595 2011-12-28T13:15:00.257Z This plaguy Serpent cannot be slain, for the soothsayers aver it beareth a charmed life, but it were a mighty achievement, if for only one year, the realm could be relieved of its oppression. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Had he been Lord of the fleet, not all the soothsayers Who ever frighted cowards should have brought His soul to such black depths.' The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z The heathen Arabs regarded such persons—soothsayers, diviners, and poets—with a certain respect; and if Muḥammad's 'madness' had taken a normal course, his claim to inspiration would have passed unchallenged. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z And poor Maria Stuart, absolutely incognito, went from one large hotel to another, occupying entire floors with her retinue of much beaten Russian servants and much adored soothsayers and witch doctors. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The dwarf took the writing thankfully, and made the best of his way to the dwelling of the soothsayer. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z There were certain soothsayers among the people, who hated the new teacher when they found their influence with the chief gone. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z No Roman soothsayer ever had such a catalogue of omens as I found in the sibylline leaves of my childhood. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z "I speak of dreams; new dreams, which I mean to have the soothsayers interpret." Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The long haired terrorists had been succeeded by numerous fortune tellers, soothsayers, clairvoyants, and solemn professors of occult sciences. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The centurion would not be able to profit by any thing he had brought back, and must, inevitably, according to his pledge, at once render him up to the soothsayer. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z That misfortune was believed to follow in the footsteps of those who wantonly felled an oak is abundantly proved by the soothsayers in the olden time. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z Meanwhile he consulted soothsayers and magicians about his prospects, for he was as superstitious as he was incompetent. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z His collection of soothsayers, the completest in the world, offered as many readings as there are numbers of them in the court. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z A shrewd Brahmin, like the ancient Roman soothsayer, laughs in his sleeves at such stupidity. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Nay," said the soothsayer, "thou mayest content thyself as thou list, but the cup shall be found, and that by thy ministry. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The soothsayer looked at the bull, who turned his brilliant bull's eye upon the astonished sage, with a sort of supercilious stare that almost amounted to a glaring oversight. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z After a careful examination of the entrails, Aristander, the soothsayer, sought the king and spoke to him in private. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The Etruscan soothsayers considered it a disastrous sign; the philosophers interpreted it favourably. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z There is another class of soothsayers who profess to recover lost property, and see or show the face of the thief reflected in the water of a deep well. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z His further displays of erudition were cut short by the soothsayer, who cried out to him as they departed, "Remember, thy carcase for his, if he return not." The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Those who have entered yon mysterious tent declare that scarce an outline of that soothsayer could they glean, beneath the folds of thick draperies which hide her from view. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Followed by his generals and by Aristander, the soothsayer, he entered the portals of the temple after the priests. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The soothsayers and the philosophers took opposite sides. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z According to the soothsayer and to Ruggieri's forecast, this reign is soon to end. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z A veil of rich net-work fell gracefully below his mantle, being in that era, the distinctive garb of soothsayers and diviners. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z One or two vague recollections, in connection with the soothsayer of East Molesey Fair, seemed to be chasing one another in his mind, but he could not give them definite shape. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The analyst and soothsayer said the exact distribution of playing time in the preseason mattered not at all, but his comments on the team’s former quarterback were probably more interesting. Jurgensen: Redskins can win with Beck or Grossman 2011-08-25T22:52:10Z Around Hmelnitski are swarms of soothsayers and wizards, who have brought so many devils into his service that he uses them to work as he would peasants. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z When he saw the deaf man sitting by the way, he took him for a soothsayer, and asked him to find out by his knowledge of Jôsyam1 where the cow was likely to be found. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z "Even now I looked in the crystal, and behold——" The soothsayer paused. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z You may tell me then that I am a soothsayer.” Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z It much resembled the usual professional soothsayer's medley, and I could make neither head nor tail of it. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Hmelnitski inquired of soothsayers, took counsel of the stars, and strained his eyes into the future, but saw nothing ahead save darkness. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Thus thinking the poor shepherd went on in that direction, promising to present the soothsayer with the calf if he found it there with the cow. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z After the needful refreshments and ablutions, he sallied forth, first inquiring for the residence of the Chaldean soothsayer, before whose door, in due time, he arrived. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The soothsayer who carried the divining rod, a hazel branch, was Mr Charles Sims, a local farmer, and a notable discoverer of wells in the district. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z The Khan thanked God for his escape, and made liberal gifts to the soothsayers; he also gave freedom to many captives. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Everyone found himself exposed to being denounced for having relations with soothsayers. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z For that purpose he called in a great number of soothsayers, and fixed, guided by their scientific opinion, a place for building the mansion. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Somewhere between the positive and negative reactions you’ll receive from a litany of self-proclaimed soothsayers, you’ll find the future lives within the crystal ball. Am I Crazy? 2011-06-16T08:10:00Z This was supposed to be her name, but the one given by the soothsayers quite superseded it. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The Khan, following the advice of soothsayers, came to Kizlich, driving immense herds and flocks in advance, so as to have food for his court. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Tiberius had been to Rhodes, to a soothsayer of renown, to instruct himself in the rules of astrology. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z He compares himself to the Trojan soothsayer, “who cast his spear against the wooden horse, and was not believed.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Their name, soothsayers, meant “those who tell the truth.” The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z She had come to the land of the Tshomanè when the sea was raging and thundering against the black rocks, so her name, said the soothsayers, must be called “Gquma,”—“the roar of the sea.” The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z One day they see a soothsayer going by: they call him in, and he says that the queen will bear a son, 288 but that he will die when he is eighteen years of age. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z A while later his Majesty sent for Narada, a soothsayer, who was asked to calculate his term of life. Told on the Pagoda Tales of Burmah 2011-05-22T02:00:12.060Z The Babylonian soothsayer consult not; better bear Whatever comes, whether to you more winters Jove shall spare, Or whether this may be the last, grinding the Tuscan sea On yonder rocks. Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z In talking with the soothsayers, he heard a great deal about the influence of the stars. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Next morning the chief came down, accompanied by the witch-doctors and soothsayers of the tribe, who, with hardly dissembled dread, passed along the strand from body to body. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The grief of the royal pair is extreme, and they ask the soothsayer for advice what to do. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "In the 90's when people were envisioning the first part of the web even the most optimistic soothsayer never saw anything like social networking." Anti-social network 2011-04-21T23:01:43Z And the soothsayer went forth out of the house, and he was not long outside when he returned. Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:15.367Z All these things, according to the soothsayers, were true of Romulus. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Gifts of meat, milk, and beer were cast into the foam, and the soothsayers read the signs of the murmuring water as propitious to the union. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z Now I am a soothsayer by profession, very far-famed for the skill of my divination. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Along with the seer and the soothsayer, the prophet was thus annexed by the temple. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The king was merely the agent of the god, whose desires were interpreted by the priestly soothsayers and exorcists, and no action could be undertaken in worldly or in religious concerns without their superintendence. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Every village or circle has one or more soothsayers, who learn their art from experts under a rigid routine. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The explanation of the nature and the advent of the little white waif as given by the soothsayers was fully accepted. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The master of the house bade the soothsayer speak on. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many so-called moralists, spiritualists and soothsayers said the tragedy was evidence of divine punishment. Sports of The Times: Pondexter Apologizes, but Is That Enough? 2011-03-16T01:36:32Z The famous line, "Beware the ides of March," from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, when Caesar is warned of his impending death by a soothsayer--a warning that Caesar disastrously, but predictably, fails to heed. Not Just Julius: The Many Meanings of The Ides of March 2011-03-15T16:40:00Z He then sings in praise of the deity, takes a sea-bath with his master, gives a sumptuous feast, and becomes an independent soothsayer. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z "And now everyone's telling me the same's going to happen again - I just wouldn't bother getting on the plane down from Shetland if I believed all these so-called soothsayers." Lib Dems aim to boost MSP numbers 2011-03-03T22:53:59Z “Indeed, my lord,” said the soothsayer, “it is too true.” Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z At the same time, all the magicians and soothsayers and interpreters of signs were summoned, and questioned upon the subject. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z He was a soothsayer, a prophet, a magician. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The story runs that the ardent soothsayers of old wrought miracles by stirring boiling rice with his hand, which was proof against burn or hurt. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z All the same, it was with a singular complexity of emotion that I went forth to lead this prophet and soothsayer into the presence of the Crown Princess of Illyria. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Who am I that I should give credence to a dog of a soothsayer who lies in his teeth?” Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z She was terribly superstitious and surrounded herself with astrologers and soothsayers. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z This name belongs originally to the priests of the ancient Hungarians, and it is still given to soothsayers. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The soothsayer bathes, and sits in front of his house smeared with black, white, red, and other colours. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z "What, pray, is the use of being a soothsayer without one is permitted to dabble a little in the black arts?" Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He went one day to consult a soothsayer who dwelt on the mountain, and this grave personage advised him to besiege the damsel’s heart with gifts of bread and cheese. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z When this new Miami Heat team was formed, some hardwood soothsayers either consumed by unbridled enthusiasm or stricken with high fever predicted the team would shatter the Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 victories. Ventre: The Big Three have been a big bore 2010-12-01T01:45:00Z "He is going to report me for what I said to him in the tunnel," predicted the Tangerines' soothsayer at the time. The Fiver 2010-09-28T14:56:00Z The songs are in praise of the deity, at whose and the soothsayer’s feet the applicant prostrates himself, and invokes their aid. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z He has been portrayed as a megalomaniac, a genius, a soothsayer and a sociopath. Facebook's intriguing world revealed 2010-09-11T23:20:00Z Every word about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the president or his advisors is now parsed by journalists like so many soothsayers studying oracle bones. Blood or Treasure: Obama's choice in the Middle East 2010-05-06T21:07:00Z The year of the tiger is believed to bring with it mythical heroic powers, even if soothsayers say it is an inauspicious one for marriage. 2010-02-13T02:56:00Z But he dodged questions about the possibility of a hung parliament saying he was a politician "not a soothsayer". 2010-01-11T10:45:00Z The practice of divination is by no means confined to professional magicians, or even to soothsayers, but any one may employ the accessory means.” Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z What can the soothsayer tell us about the Kenyan grand coalition govt and the coming referendum on the new constitution. 2009-12-30T09:40:00Z But still his mind was uneasy and disturbed, as Tyresias, the soothsayer, had informed him that he should be killed by one of his sons. Heathen Mythology She contrived, however, to sketch the portraits of our Chinese soothsayers, with which they were much delighted. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas As he left no children, popular election was resorted to, and Aristodemus was chosen as his successor, though the national soothsayers objected to him as the murderer of his daughter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" A Greek soothsayer told him of the very day. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Since there are no soothsayers left of any worth, it is difficult to predict where this coming year will take us. 2009-12-30T09:40:00Z Let no one sponge upon you; consult no soothsayer, augur, prophet, or Chaldaean. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Except for our interpreter, I should have taken the cook for a soothsayer, priest, a highwayman and murderer, alternately. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Most of these predictions were, however, given—like the oracles of old—in terms which would admit a double meaning and secure the character of the soothsayer, no matter how the event turned out. Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times The phenomenon is explained by the soothsayers, and the sedition is appeased. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 Losing footballers Still, the soothsayer giraffe does not tell us about forthcoming killings because she knows we expect them. 2009-12-30T09:40:00Z They had much to think about, and could obtain little comfort from their wise men and soothsayers. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War After so many moons of converse with the serpents, thou shouldst have been a mighty soothsayer—a mighty diviner—by now. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War She then hastened to a soothsayer in the neighbourhood, and bribed him to contrive in some way to receive and rear her child until he could be claimed. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories Cicero remarks on the existence among the Gauls of augurs or soothsayers, known by the name of Druids, with one of whom, Divitiacus, an Aeduan, he was acquainted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" A soothsayer had once told King George that he would not outlive his divorced wife a year. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Motecusuma, who at that time sat upon the throne of Mexico, assembled his priests and soothsayers, and desired them to watch, and explain to him these wonderful signs, which had never been seen before. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. It is also said they were so exasperated against the soothsayers and papas, that two of them were butchered for a sacrifice. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Wondering at this news, Mugema departed from the soothsayer’s house, and proceeded to the pit where he obtained his clay. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories As to the character of Popp�a, Josephus credits her with being very religious, and Tacitus says that she was much given to consulting with soothsayers and eastern charlatans. Roman Women Curiously enough, a soothsayer had once told Philip that he would make longer journeys through his kingdom after his death than he had ever taken while living. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) It was the self-same old soothsayer who had exhibited his enchantments to Ali. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Our tacalnaguas, soothsayers, and papas have told us their opinion of these teules; that they are very powerful and courageous we have experienced ourselves. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The soothsayer who directed thee hither is a wise man. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories In 319 he published a very severe law against the soothsayers; expressing, however, that this prohibition did not extend to the public consultations of the Haruspices, according to the established rites. A Treatise on Relics O, Sire," the owl replied, "I suspect that too, for when I was a little child it was foretold me by a soothsayer that a stork would sometime bring me great good fortune. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace "The soothsayer foretold it all to me," said Ali, calmly, when the news was brought to him. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries "I have the misfortune to be a good soothsayer," I replied. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun On the night of his birth, Terah's friends—among whom were many of Nimrod's councillors and soothsayers—were feasting in his house. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Connected with the sanctuaries were also the prophets, augurs, soothsayers, necromancers, etc. The Christian View of the Old Testament And when the entrails of victims were examined in augury on another of Diocletian’s expeditions, and found not to present the wonted marks, the chief soothsayer declared that the presence of Christians caused the failure. The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 Oh, for the spirit of a soothsayer; for one prophetic moment! The Story of Old Fort Loudon Bishop Corbet, that jolly prelate, speaks of "The walk, Where all our British sinners swear and talk, Old hardy ruffians, bankrupts, soothsayers, And youths whose cousenage is old as theirs." Old and New London Volume I They appear to be responses given by professional soothsayers to private individuals who came to them seeking the aid of divination in the affairs of their daily life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" He envies other kings, who can hold counsel with their gods, or who can learn the will of the gods from soothsayers. The Forerunners Poets are soothsayers still, like those of old Who studied flights of doves; and creatures young And tender, mighty meanings may unfold. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV The theatre, the circus and gambling were unsparingly denounced, and soothsayers and jugglers, pagan festivals and customs, and pagan oaths were placed under the ban. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" As a soothsayer of legend, he would assuredly belong to the pagan period, however much he is indebted to Geoffrey of Monmouth for his late popularity in pure romance. Legends & Romances of Brittany Egypt had its soothsayers thousands of years ago. The Moving Finger The guests were whisked up to the dressing-rooms by a witch, and Mrs. George H. Rector, attired in somber soothsayer's robes, told fortunes. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories He ordered the soothsayers, however, not to remit their assiduity and vigilance, and if any signs or omens should appear to indicate approaching danger, he charged them to give him immediate warning. Cyrus the Great Makers of History To achieve lasting reputation as a soothsayer, the prophecy must be accurate throughout. The Brownings Their Life and Art The Rabbit replied, "I, whom you call a fool, got it by sneezing under the King's golden throne; such a lucky sneeze, that the soothsayers prophesied to the King long life and many sons!" The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India An enthusiastic student of astronomy and of its sister science, or rather pseudo-science, astrology, Tiberius proposed to study the heavens in the company of chosen mathematicians and soothsayers. The Naples Riviera She told this dream to the soothsayers, and asked them what it meant. Alexander the Great Makers of History He called together his soothsayers, related his dream to them, and asked for their interpretation. Cyrus the Great Makers of History Our present residence we have taken for six months, but we have dreams, and we discuss them like soothsayers over the evening grapes and chestnuts.” The Brownings Their Life and Art Man, therefore, is not the sovereign citizen as pictured by the flashing phrases of the orator and soothsayer. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition "Not I. But if I were, do you know what soothsayers I would consult?" Shirley Gordius did not know, and he accordingly went to a neighboring town in order to consult the prophets and soothsayers. Alexander the Great Makers of History "There were soothsayers and fortune-tellers, and necromancers with crystals to gaze into the future." Astounding Stories, April, 1931 Among these tribes, also, the soothsayer prepares himself by fasting for the ecstatic state in which the spirits give their messages through him. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development I am soothseer and soothsayer, because you are blood of my blood, bone of my bone, and I cannot help but know. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman The pangatahòan is the same as the soothsayer, who prognosticated the future; and this notion was general throughout this archipelago. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century This mere committing of the subject to the attention of the soothsayers had a great effect among all the soldiers of the army. Alexander the Great Makers of History It would never do for a prophet, a soothsayer, a wizard, or a diviner, to give prompt answers to his applicants, or even to make his answers plain when he does give them. Bible Romances First Series Hereupon Euphrantides the soothsayer, embracing him, predicted the memorable victory which was afterwards obtained by him, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 217, December 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. We feel that he has himself been at home in the masquerade, has accompanied the lady to the fortune-teller, and, leaning over her graceful shoulder, has listened to the soothsayer’s murmurs. The Venetian School of Painting The courtyards are, as usual, thronged, and pastry-cooks and story-tellers, soothsayers and musicians, provide refreshment and amusement to the ever-moving crowd of happy people, at whom we never tire of looking. Burma Peeps at Many Lands The magician, necromancer, soothsayer, or conjurer, is as useless without his wand as a Newcastle pitman is without his 'daug.' Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore There are interpreters of dreams, many of them, soothsayers of all kinds, people who will give you charms, and foretell events for you. The Soul of a People The village soothsayer warned them that their father's god would be angry; they did not heed him, but went on, and suddenly their baby died. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India He was looked upon as a great soothsayer and wizard, who could turn death into life. Aino Folk-Tales The soothsayer predicts in accordance with his knowledge of what has gone before. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Their influence on the whole predominantly ethical But the kings were often inclined to rely upon conjurers, soothsayers, magicians, and the like. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters After this he also burnt alive Campensis the soothsayer, not having in his case bound himself by any oath or promise. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens The soothsayer and her husband reminded her of the infant's fate, but she was brave, and let her child learn. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India With the exception of a soothsayer, I did not see in an entire day two people talking together, so intent were they on their various duties. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China He tells us many amusing details as to prophetic dreams and the doings of soothsayers and wise men. The Life of Cicero Volume II. The grave censor Cato was of opinion, that one soothsayer could not look at another without laughing. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The War Minister, the King fears, is aiming at the throne, and it is now being recalled that Lord Kitchener, when a young man, was once told by a soothsayer, "K stands for King." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914 And if that he made no reckoning of her dream, yet that he would search further of the soothsayers by their sacrifices, to know what should happen him that day. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar That in this polemic he may have been aiming precisely at Anaxagoras is indicated by the fact that Diopeithes, who carried the resolution concerning the accusation of the philosopher, was a soothsayer by profession. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity The soothsayers were always well pleased to declare that there had been some neglect of the gods. The Life of Cicero Volume II. He thereupon consulted the wise men and soothsayers of his kingdom, requiring of them to make known to him the substance of his dream. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The misfortunes they have endured have predisposed them to mysticism, and magicians and soothsayers are numerous and active among them. Jewish Literature and Other Essays See Skeat, and cf. note on 'soothsayer,' p. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar Cæsar said to the soothsayer, "The ides of March are come;" who answered him calmly, "Yes, they are come, but they are not past." Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature I will return to the speeches of the period to which this chapter is devoted, taking that first which he made to the Senate as to the report of the soothsayers respecting certain prodigies. The Life of Cicero Volume II. There is nothing peculiar in the office of soothsayer that accompanied the Dionysiac cult; mantic persons and procedures have formed a prominent part of the constitution of the lower peoples everywhere. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV He sent away the soothsayer, or prophet, Megistias, but he returned, and bade his son go home. The True Story Book He handed back the babe and again held out money,—a coin for both the slave girl and the soothsayer,—gold half-darics, that they gaped at wonderingly. A Victor of Salamis Magicians, astrologers, Chaldæans, and soothsayers, all the wise men of Babylon came to his palace to hear his dream, and to try to tell the meaning of it. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young The soothsayers had of course been mysterious and doubtful. The Life of Cicero Volume II. There was first the era of spirits when men were doubtful of the friendliness of ghosts, and held it safer in general to trust to soothsayers for guidance in life. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV "Of course you'll go and hear what the soothsayer has to say about the velvet case?" The Twelfth Hour The soothsayers declare that the aggressor is sure to be defeated, still there has been some skirmishing in which your Athenians slew Masistes, Mardonius’s chief of cavalry. A Victor of Salamis But from his cradle Boabdil was unfortunate; soothsayers prophesied that his reign would see the downfall of the Moorish power, and his every step tended to that end. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Nicias himself, who was too much under the influence of divination and omens, refused even to discuss the question of their removal until they had remained thrice nine days, as the soothsayers prescribed. Moon Lore The Yorubans have a special god of divination whose priest is the soothsayer of the community. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV "You see we really need no sibyls and soothsayers when we have Bertie," said Felicity. The Twelfth Hour Tiberius limited the number of the gladiators, expelled the soothsayers from Italy, and suppressed the Egyptian rites. Ancient States and Empires There was a soothsayer once in Rome Who on a white altar Inspected the purple entrails of victims. Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments These soothsayers, like the Obi-men, prepared charms for their customers, usually, however, not so much to destroy others as to protect the wearer. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages "And I," cried Conrad, "have lugged the commander in chief of the cutpurses by the throat, that sapient soothsayer that was playing off his pranks with his match the other day at your forge." The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck The soothsayer drew out his horoscope, and assured him that his star was so malignant, that he must of necessity lose whatever stock he should hazard in commerce. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers At Capreæ, a small island near Naples, barren and desolate, but beautiful in climate and scenery, the master of the world spent his latter years, surrounded with literary men and soothsayers. Ancient States and Empires He consulted soothsayers who divined with burned rams' bones. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 He had further consulted certain Chaldean soothsayers as to what profit his daughter, whom he regarded in the light of an investment, would bring him in. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura What would she have thought and felt, had some soothsayer foretold to her the fate of her own children, whom she so tenderly loved? Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Seers were sitting in the doorway, On the upper benches sorcerers, By the hearth were soothsayers seated,400 There a Lapland bard was singing, Hoarsely singing songs of Hiisi. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes "You talk like a soothsayer," said Mrs. Bracher, with a sudden gesture of her hand and arm, as if she were brushing away a mist. Young Hilda at the Wars A soothsayer had even bidden him to "beware of the Ides of March." Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Cæsar was approached by an old man who claimed to be a prophet or a soothsayer. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Against this action his friends protested, while the soothsayers found the portents unfavorable. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "So much for your soothsayers," he cried, with a contempt that was not unmixed with relief. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March.” Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Dreadfully alarmed at the prodigy, he runs full of concern to the soothsayers. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes She was the daughter of King Andrew the Second of Hungary and of Gertrude, formerly a princess in Dalmatia; and soothsayers and prophets at the time of her birth foretold her coming greatness. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. In some places the soothsayers hold drops of blood in the hollow of their hands for divining purposes. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He had reigned six years,—nearly the full term predicted by the soothsayers. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The line is a trimeter,—each dipodia containing two accented and two unaccented syllables, but variously arranged, as thus:— u - - u | - u u - | u - u - A soothsayer | bids you beware | the Ides of March. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher A veil of rich net-work fell gracefully below his mantle, being in that era the distinctive garb of soothsayers and diviners. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 On the way to the Senate Cæsar passed the soothsayer, and remembering his prediction called out to him that the Ides of March were come. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. The native soothsayers of barbaric lands employ clear water, glowing embers, or sparks, for this purpose. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The art that conceals art is good; but the art that is unconscious of artifice is better, and never had soothsayer arranged more effective preliminaries for astounding prediction than sibyl Joan herself. A Son of the Immortals No one has denied gifts to shrines and legacies to soothsayers; their land only has been taken away, because they did not use religiously that which they claimed in right of religion. A Source Book for Ancient Church History "Nay, said the soothsayer, "thou mayest content thyself as thou list, but the cup shall be found, and that by thy ministry. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The soothsayers, who accompanied the party of Carthaginian explorers, counselled flight from this land of terrors, and, in obedience to their advice, they set sail again, still taking a southerly course. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Chaldeans, in the sense of "wise men of the East," astrologer, magician, soothsayer,—a separate class of the priesthood, 254-255. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria "So it would appear, sahib, since the brother-slayer yonder has consulted a famous soothsayer of the unbelievers, who declares that this day his arms shall be invincible." The Path to Honour The Greeks in the pass knew when morning dawned of the danger that awaited them, for Megistias the soothsayer told of it, and certain messengers running before the Persians confirmed his prophecy. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 His further displays of erudition were cut short by the soothsayer, who cried out to him as they departed— "Remember, thy carcase for his if he return not." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 But I, their soothsayer alone, must fall, Though unoffending; such is the return 370 By mortals made for benefits received! The Odyssey of Homer When this answer was had the Etrurian soothsayer was held in great honour, and the magistrates sought his help that all things might be done duly and in order. Stories From Livy “You have divined the offence like a soothsayer,” said the stranger, laughingly. Romola His head-man or guide was none other than the soothsayer who had predicted the astonishing wealth of the tomb which Freddy had discovered. There was a King in Egypt The centurion would not be able to profit by anything he had brought back, and must inevitably, according to his pledge, at once render him up to the soothsayer. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 He was their soothsayer, and ever sat Beside the beaker, inmost of them all. The Odyssey of Homer "For," said the soothsayer, "this thing must be dedicated to the Gods in this place if the commonwealth of Rome is to stand fast for ever." Stories From Livy "Why," thought the free baron, brightening abruptly, "that chance which served me last night, which forced the trooper to speak to-day, now has led my stupid feet to the soothsayer." Under the Rose He felt convinced that it was there; he felt convinced that his friend in el-Azhar had seen it, just as the Arab soothsayer had seen the royal effigy dressed as a bride. There was a King in Egypt After the needful refreshments and ablutions he sallied forth, first inquiring for the residence of the Chaldean soothsayer, before whose door, in due time, he arrived. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Years before, a soothsayer had told her that her son would be Emperor and that he would kill her. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The Romans also, by reason of this same voice that was heard on Mount Alba, or by warning of the soothsayers, kept a festival of nine days. Stories From Livy I am almost reduced to asking the aid of the astrologers and soothsayers The Leader listened to. The Leader The soothsayer's predictions were not improbable; there were evidences which suggested that the tomb was one of great importance. There was a King in Egypt "Even now I looked in the crystal, and behold"——The soothsayer paused. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 In various parts of the world it is known as "preacher," "nun," "soothsayer," and "saint." Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania But when he was minded to add others to them, and to call them after his own name, one Attus Navius, that was a famous soothsayer in those days, withstood him. Stories From Livy Herr Schweeringen was officially one of The Leader's secretaries, but his actual task was to make predictions for The Leader, like a soothsayer or a medium. The Leader Margaret and Michael were on their way to see the inside of the tomb, which had proved to be greater by far in importance and splendour than even the Arab soothsayer had predicted. There was a King in Egypt Agamemnon, therefore, consulted one of these soothsayers, who said that Troy would never be taken unless A-chil´les fought with the Greeks. The Story of the Greeks Arb.Now were I a soothsayer, I would have boded so much to myself. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry But the King was wroth to hear these words, and mocked the soothsayers art, saying, "Come now, thou wise man, divine unto me, can that which I think in my heart be done, or no?" Stories From Livy He wrangled, dawdled, dreamed, followed soothsayers, and consulted mediums until his mind was mush—— Helene. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Upon this, Amarar called his soothsayer, and required him to name a propitious moment for the sally. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver And here “tell me what thou hast been, and I will tell what thou wilt be” gives a fine opportunity to the soothsayer. The Gypsies Putting on a figured veil to blur her blush of shame, she slipped away to visit the soothsayers that fashionable women patronized. Sacrifice Then the King, being greatly astonished, asked counsel of the priests and the soothsayers, and so bought the books. Stories From Livy The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The Ontario High School Reader The besiegers gave way and fled; the town was re-provisioned; the fortifications of the enemy demolished, and the soothsayer rewarded with a slave for his barbarous prediction! Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Some three centuries before Christ, one of the Parthian kings of Persia, of the dynasty of the Arsacid, undertook a persecution of the soothsayers and magicians in his realms. To Whom This May Come 1898 Ah, witless souls of soothsayers! how may vows or shrines help her madness? all the while the subtle flame consumes her inly, and deep in her breast the wound is silent and alive. The Aeneid of Virgil Then the soothsayer showed the Consul Decius how, the signs being in other respects altogether favourable, the head of the liver was wounded on that side that regarded himself. Stories From Livy For if indeed any other of earthly beings had ordered me, whether they be prophets, soothsayers, or priests, we might have pronounced it a falsehood, and been the more averse. The Iliad of Homer (1873) My own juju, I said, had nullified his by pronouncing the accused innocent, and I was exceedingly anxious to test the relative truth of our soothsayers. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Too much in awe of the soothsayers to do them outright violence, the king resolved to banish them, and to this end put them, with their families, on ships and sent them to Ceylon. To Whom This May Come 1898 For in sleep the phantom of Cassandra the soothsayer seemed to give me blazing brands: Here seek your Troy, she said; here is your home. The Aeneid of Virgil The Roman soothsayers were called augurs, and played an important part in the history of the Romans, as no enterprise was ever undertaken without first consulting them with regard to its ultimate success. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome What brings the Almighty on the scene is most frequently some great calamity, which priest or soothsayer interprets as a divine judgment. The Chief End of Man He hinted his regret that 'his attachment to Mother Church' prevented him from playing the soothsayer to the two horsemen. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 They have the surname of Ojha, which is one of those borne by the caste and signifies a soothsayer. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Long they ran on in mutual change of talk; of what lifeless comrade spoke the soothsayer, of what body for burial? The Aeneid of Virgil Now that the presence of Achilles was required, owing to an oracular prediction that Troy could not be taken without him, Menelaus consulted Calchas the soothsayer, who revealed to him the place of his concealment. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome From France or Spain or the Himalayas, Out of the hearts of unknown loons, In toothless mouths of old soothsayers, On hairy lips of wandering players Come the lullabies, come the croons. The Bay and Padie Book Kiddie Songs Xenophon, the best of them, offered up sacrifices, believed in oracles, consulted soothsayers, turned pale at a jay, and was dysenteric at a magpie. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I am expecting news as to when the soothsayers declare the day to be a fortunate one. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Thus he ended, and the soothsayer thus began: 'Whence, O Palinurus, this fierce longing of thine? The Aeneid of Virgil Achilles at length called together a council, and inquired of Calchas the soothsayer how to arrest this terrible visitation of the gods. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome You are setting up as a soothsayer, monsieur. The Master of the Shell Besides, my good friend Sharvilaka told me that a young herdsman named Aryaka has been designated by a soothsayer as our future king. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The soothsayers say both will be fortunate nights; and the Invulnerables will then assault the pagoda, and sweep the barbarians away. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Halesus had his father the soothsayer kept hidden in the woodland: when the old man's glazing eyes sank to death, the Fates laid hand on him and devoted him to the arms of Evander. The Aeneid of Virgil Calchas the soothsayer, on being consulted, interpreted the miracle to signify that the war with Troy would last for nine years, and that only in the tenth would the city be taken. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome At the same time there were good many comets visible in different parts of heavens, which certainly might have smitten with terror these Jinns, i.e., the astromancers and soothsayers. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 A soothsayer has declared that a young herdsman named Aryaka is to become king. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The business of the augurs or soothsayers was to interpret dreams, oracles, prodigies, &c. and to tell whether any action should be fortunate or prejudicial to any particular persons, or to the whole commonwealth. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) To ascribe, then, power to soothsayers, astrologers, and saints is Polytheism. The Faith of Islam There was, he relates, a poor soothsayer, to whom the devil came in visible form, and offered great wealth provided that he would deny Christ and never more do penance. German Culture Past and Present The saint seeing certain Persian soothsayers of the garrison occupied in their abominable superstitions in the streets, boldly spoke to them, remonstrating against the impiety of such practices. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March And, lo, most noble mistress, out of the mouths of three soothsayers hath a prophecy been recorded of a king who shall restore again the throne of their glory. The Coming of the King Instructed by the soothsayer, the people made an immense net of great strength and having very fine meshes. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula "All who pretend to have a knowledge of hidden things, such as fortune-tellers, soothsayers and interpreters of dreams, as well as those who profess to be inspired are all liars." The Faith of Islam Madame V—— laughed too; upon which Monsieur O——, very good humouredly told her, that as a soothsayer, she certainly would not have smiled, unless she intended to retire for ever from132 the office. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. He was most foolishly superstitious, and exceedingly fond of soothsayers and magicians. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The interpretation of dreams was a part of the business of the soothsayers at the royal courts of Egypt, Babylon and other ancient nations. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The parents consulted a soothsayer, who surprised them with the information that the guilty one was none other than the innocent-looking farmer, Kawelo. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula These great services have been rendered to the cause of civilisation and progress by the class of men who in primitive society are variously known as medicine-men, magicians, sorcerers, diviners, soothsayers, and so forth. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Muhammad himself scorned metrical rules; he claimed as an apostle and lawgiver a title higher than that of soothsayer and poet. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature Plutarch relates that, by the sneezing of a soldier towards his right hand, the soothsayer predicted the victory of the Greeks and the complete overthrow of the Persians in battle. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales They yielded an equal esteem to some pretended soothsayers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 He was a Boeotian fisherman who had been changed into a marine deity, and was regarded by fishermen and sailors as a soothsayer or oracle: see note, l. Milton's Comus The thing was looked upon as a prodigy, as it was, and the soothsayers declared, that sovereignty would reside in that state of which a citizen should immolate this heifer to Diana. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 Curtis was no soothsayer, but he was endowed with a penetrating and usually accurate judgment, and he knew at once that Hermione had left him. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York A banquet was prepared, at which Charmian asked the soothsayer to give him good luck. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales They perceived a crowd of soothsayers who were offering a sacrifice to their famous idol of Ratscha, conjuring it to save them from these terrible strangers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 As he stood beneath the temple of Juno, he heard the soothsayer declare to the king of the Veientines that whoever should complete the sacrifice he was offering would be the conqueror. A Smaller History of Rome Because Romulus had done this by augury, Attus Navius, at that time a celebrated soothsayer, insisted that no alteration or new appointment of that kind could be made, unless the birds approved of it. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 He is generally esteemed a diviner, or soothsayer, to whom people applied for advice: but it was to the temple that they applied, and to the Deity, who was there supposed to reside. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The soothsayer, who was immediately forthcoming, told those who listened to him that he knew "things" from nature's book of secrecy. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The idol remained mute, the Russians advanced with their "thunder," and the frightened soothsayers ran to hide themselves in the thickness of the forests. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 All this polyphonic allusiveness, this intricate fuguing of ideas, is not to be confused, remember, with the hollow showiness of the academic soothsayer. A Book of Prefaces Be informed by these utterances and shun the manifestations of the people of hell, the rising place of Nimrods, the rising place of Pharees, the fountain of Tagut, and the soothsayers.” Bahá’í World Faith This girl was prompted by a native soothsayer to bite Dravot in order to decide whether he was a god or merely human. Modern English Books of Power Charmian, Alexas, and their companions seek to hear their fortunes told, but the soothsayer did not choose to reveal anything important at that time. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Sorcery, as we know, had been practised by the Canaanites before the occupation of Palestine by the Israelites; Egypt India, and Greece also had their soothsayers and diviners. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Both threw their caps over the windmill, the one to become an unsuccessful actress, the other a successful soothsayer. The Uttermost Farthing Some have even thought it looked wise, standing in that knowing attitude with extended arms, and so it has been called prophet and soothsayer, as though it could foretell what is going to happen. The Insect Folk But a Senator is not a soothsayer, and no impression of the kind once touched him. The President A novel It happened that the soothsayers, of whom there were many in the country, having consulted the stars, told the king that Exudi would have eight children, and that the youngest of them would kill him. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales For he, being rooted in the errors of idolatry, strenuously favored the magicians and the soothsayers; and his neck was stiff and his head was stubborn against the true religion. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings The diplomatist also believed he could carry through the negotiation without either revealing his identity, or giving the soothsayer any clue to his reason for making her so strange a proposal. The Uttermost Farthing Thereupon all the wise men, priests, wizards, and soothsayers were immediately summoned, and after the King had explained the whole story to them they agreed with the opinion of the soldiers. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends “He! he! he!” said the man in black; “now I know that you are not a Gypsy, at least a soothsayer; no soothsayer would have said that—” p. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 Vixnu grew from boyhood to manhood, when he raised an army against Campsen, whom he defeated and slew with his own hands, fulfilling the prediction of the soothsayers. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Likewise the crowd of magicians, evil-doers, and soothsayers had therein so greatly increased as the history of not any other nation doth instance. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Then he had not been speaking to the soothsayer herself? The Uttermost Farthing Before condemning him to death, I will call together the wise men, priests, wizards, and soothsayers; perchance they will find that this is the man to overcome Kualii in battle.” Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends Many people seem to be unaware that to search after necromancers and soothsayers is forbidden by the English law. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 All thy soothsayers and wise men cannot shew unto thee the secret which thou hast demanded. Pascal's Pensées The day and hour of combat were fixed by soothsayers, propitious signs were sought, and war-ditties chanted. Roumania Past and Present And then he saw that lying back, quite concealed from the street, was another and very different type of dwelling, and one far more suited to the requirements of even a latter-day soothsayer. The Uttermost Farthing Instead of trusting quietly in Jehovah's watchful care many of the people resorted in their terror to soothsayers and mediums, to "wizards that chirp and mutter." Hebrew Life and Times Perhaps there are too many soothsayers passing, or perhaps you have not looked well about you. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People The situation awoke old associations of the sybilline and vague predictions of the time-honored soothsayers—their power—their greatness—their fall. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton There was also among the population of Veii an Etruscan who was a soothsayer. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form The soothsayer bent down till her face was within a few inches of the polished surface into which she was gazing. The Uttermost Farthing In the earliest days, these men who were called prophets were much like the soothsayers of other nations. Hebrew Life and Times She is, withal, arrestingly picturesque, and there hangs about her a slight air of mystery, that is well in accordance with her profession, which is that of soothsayer. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People Now about this time there lived over in Billingsgate Ward—the worst part of London—a Jewish soothsayer named Grouche. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Accordingly the Romans sent to a soothsayer of Etruria to ask what was signified by the phenomenon. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Tarquin now consulted the soothsayers, and, acting upon their advice, bought the books, which were found to contain directions concerning the religion and policy of Rome. Michelangelo A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Master, With Introduction And Interpretation Strangers, says Homer, are sacred persons, and under the protection of Jupiter, but no wise man would ever choose to send for a stranger unless he was a bard or a soothsayer. Life of Adam Smith Very often men learned the will of the gods by consulting seers and soothsayers, or augurs,—persons who were supposed to have the power of foretelling events. The Story of Troy Your sister, the Lady Mary, and Lady Jane Bolingbroke were returning alone, after dark, from a visit to the soothsayer Grouche, of whom your majesty has heard. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Thus the design of the soothsayer was thwarted and they learned the whole truth and reported it to their fellow-citizens, to wit, that they should be very powerful and rule very many people. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Thereupon, he summoned the soothsayers, who informed him of the rise of a star in the heaven. The Kitáb-i-Íqán By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side The ancients never engaged in war or any other important undertaking without sacrificing to the gods or consulting their oracles or soothsayers. The Story of Troy |
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