... Sacrificed: not only to propitiate the gods, but toobtain omens or signs for their future guidance... 
George Grote 「The Two Great Retreats of History」
...In the days when omens were observed, it was considered a matterof high import to hear the song of the Nightingale before that ofthe Cuckoo...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...The omens are favorable...
Fay-Cooper Cole 「Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folk-Lore」
...Meanwhile the diviners drew omens of her futurecharacter from the various birds or animals that flew past orcrossed her path...
Sir James George Frazer 「Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.」
... Gudea bowed his head in submission, and his first act was to consult the omens, and the omens were favourable...
L.W. King and H.R. Hall 「History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery」
...In its area grew a fig-tree, in commemoration of the sacredtree which sheltered Romulus and Remus in their infancy; and we readof drops of blood and milk falling upon it as omens from the sky...
Hugh Macmillan 「Roman Mosaics」
...One can understand that foolishpersons should believe in omens, and act upon the ideas suggested bytheir superstitions...
Richard A. Proctor 「Myths and Marvels of Astronomy」
...Letus rather accept the joyful omens of the time, and trust that, asthe barrier has begun to yield, it will speedily be effectuallyprostrated...
Robert Stawell Ball 「The Story of the Heavens」
...It is important to realize that astrology, as anything more than thecrude observance of omens, is younger than astronomy by at least 2,000years...
E. Walter Maunder 「The Astronomy of the Bible」
...They were simply the compilation of lists ofcrude astrological omens, of the most foolish and unreasoning kind...
E. Walter Maunder 「The Astronomy of the Bible」
...“My word! Me close up gobble him,” he chuckled, exhibiting the pudding-coated threepence, and not one of us grudged him his good omens...
Jeanie “Mrs. Aeneas” Gunn 「We of the Never-Never」
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