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Francis Bacon. (1561–1626). Essays, Civil and Moral.The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
XXXV
Of Prophecies
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I MEAN not to speak of divine prophecies; nor of heathen oracles; nor of natural predictions; but only of prophecies that have been of certain memory, and from hidden causes. Saith the Pythonissa 1 to Saul, To-morrow thou and thy son shall be with me. Homer hath these verses:| | At domus Æneæ cunctis dominabitur oris, |
| Et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis. |
| | —— Venuent annis |
| Sæcula seris, quibus Oceanus |
| Vincula rerum laxet, et ingens |
| Pateat Tellus, Tiphysque novos |
| Detegat orbes; nec sit terris |
| Ultima Thule |
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