augury

• There is one augury, the best, to fight for our country. —  The Iliad of Homer (1873)
• Recourse was had to augury, the day before the wedding, to ascertain whether the married life was to be prosperous. —  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
• So with omen and augury, as well as the wind dead against us The Sword went out to sea All that day and night "The Asia" staggered and weltered on through the yeasty channel waves, breaking in her passengers rather roughly for a conflict with vaster billows. —  Border and Bastille
• The mere prospect of such an occurrence was a cheering augury, and it was in the highest spirits that the little band set out resolutely for the Curral Here they encountered no difficulty whatever. —  The Stowaway Girl
• Guard ye My family, my little grandson guard This augury is yours; and yours the power That watches Troy. —  Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation

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