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- verb Simple past of
foreshew .
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Examples
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He said the Iewes did wickedly to denie Christe to be borne of the virgine Mary, seinge the prophetes (men of great holinesse, and enspired with the holy ghost) had foreshewed the same, and warned men of many yeres passed to looke for him.
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So that men ware certein of suche successe, as thei had foreshewed.
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For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 25: Wisdom The Challoner Revision
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Under the figure of a hook, which bringeth down the fruit, the approaching desolation of Israel is foreshewed for their avarice and injustices.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils.
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_The kingdome of Kent annexed to the kingdome of the Westsaxons, the end of the kingdome of Kent and Essex; Kenelme king of Mercia murthered by the meanes of his owne sister Quendred, the order of hir wicked practise; his death prophesied or foreshewed by a signe, the kings of Mercia put by their roialtie one after another, the kingdome of Britaine beginneth to be a monarchie; Ethelwulfe king of the
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed
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For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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For the visions that troubled them foreshewed these things, lest they should perish, and not know why they suffered these evils.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Under the figure of a hook, which bringeth down the fruit, the approaching desolation of Israel is foreshewed for their avarice and injustices.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Edmunds lawes, by what misfortune he came to his end, how his death was foreshewed to Dunstane in a vision, a tale of the vertue of the crosse, Dunstane reproueth duke Elstane, his dreame, and how the interpretation thereof came to passe.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed
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