Well, I should have laughed too, some six months ago, if any man had Prophesied it; but the way I put the matter to myself is this: If I do succeed to a good estate, I have a right to indulge my own fancy in a wife; if I don't,-that is, if I be a ruined man,-where 's the harm in marrying beneath me?
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
In an excited talk in Danish, mixed with English and German, he foretold the return of Mr. Peary and Prophesied discord.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Again, he has Prophesied the inevitable victory of socialism; but has he helped the socialists?
"Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck"
Jethro Bithell