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  • Patriotism and the beauties of external nature were the favourite subjects of his muse, which, as if premonished of his early fate, loved to sing in plaintive strains.

    The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

  • Sancho arose; and with rage to see himself so belaboured without desert, he ran upon the goatherd to be revenged on him, saying that he was in the fault, who had not premonished them how that man’s raving fits did take him so at times; for, had they been advertised thereof, they might have stood all the while on their guard.

    The Third Book. X. Wherein Is Prosecuted the Adventure of Sierra Morena 1909

  • All the people issued to receive us, being premonished of our arrival by some one that had ridden before.

    The Fourth Book. XIV. Wherein the Captive Prosecuteth the Pleasant Narration of His Life 1909

  • Here, if Camilla had not been premonished by Lothario that the love of Chloris was but feigned, and that he himself had told it to Anselmo to blind him, that he might with less difficulty celebrate her own praises under the name of Chloris, she had without doubt fallen into the desperate toils of jealousy; but being already advertised, she posted over that assault lightly.

    The Fourth Book. VII. Wherein Is Prosecuted the History of the Curious-Impertinent 1909

  • It has obtained such reputation as it possesses, partly because of its invention or improvement of the fable of "Surrey and Geraldine"; more, and more justly, because it does work up a certain amount of historical material -- the wars of Henry VIII. in French Flanders -- into something premonitory (with a little kindness on the part of the premonished) of the great and long missed historical novel; still more for something else.

    The English Novel George Saintsbury 1889

  • "That would be a terribly long story," Susanna premonished him, shaking her head.

    The Lady Paramount Henry Harland 1883

  • It so happened that as we approached the term of three years, of which I had been premonished when I first came, that my dear friend,

    From Death into Life Haslam, William 1880

  • The Master, who declared himself "The Truth," premonished us by his own life that his doctrines were not destined to pervade the mind and heart of our race without encountering violent blows, and passing through whole winters of frost and storm.

    History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology 1868

  • The Indians themselves, aware that the inhabitants had been premonished of their approach, seem to have been disheartened; for they did not reach the station till the next day.

    The First White Man of the West Flint, Timothy, 1780-1840 1856

  • The Indians had been premonished of their pursuit by the barking of a dog that followed them.

    The First White Man of the West Flint, Timothy, 1780-1840 1856

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