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These bodings of good-fortune shall be stifled; I'll call them folly, and forget them.

From The Gamester (1753) by Peake, Charles H.

Now, as he looked at them,   His heart sank; now hope whispered, "Haply vain   Their bodings are!" but on their wings were borne   Visions of doom that blended with his pain.

From The Fall of Troy by Way, Arthur Sanders

Some bodings of the truth seem to have visited him; for he was heard to ask several of his men, if Duhaut, Liotot, and Hiens had not of late shown signs of discontent.

From France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 by Parkman, Francis

For my part, as I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow, such bodings as these had like to have totally repressed my ambition.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

I have these bodings too; but whether caught from You, or prompted by my good or evil genius, I know not—The trial shall determine—And yet, my wife— Stu.

From The Gamester (1753) by Peake, Charles H.