foreshow

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For all things were done by Thy servants; either to show forth something needful for the present, or to foreshow things to come.

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)

And I will now foreshow thee what the Gods Teach me, and what, though neither augur skill’d Nor prophet, I yet trust shall come to pass.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

Thus Dryden, in his version of the Tale of the Nun's Priest: Believe me, madam, morning dreams foreshow Th' events of things, and future weal or woe.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Tell.Ev'ry day such actions Occur in plenty: needs no sign or wonder To foreshow them.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

Sweetheart, be my sweetheart   In the mellow golden glow Of earth aflush with the gracious blush   Which the ripening fields foreshow; Dear sweetheart, be my sweetheart,   As into the noon we go!

From Songs and Other Verse by Field, Eugene