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Literary notes about forebode (AI summary)

The word "forebode" has historically been employed in literature to evoke a sense of ominous destiny or an impending event. In ancient and mythic contexts, as seen in [1], it conveys a prophetic warning of death, imbuing dreams with fatal significance. In political or social contexts like [2], "forebode" is used to hint at revolutionary change or upheaval, suggesting that the actions of visionaries are precursors to transformative events. The term also finds a place in the natural world, where it serves as an indicator of looming environmental change, such as a storm in [3]. Even in translations or non-English literature, examples like [4] reveal a consistent thematic usage, aligning "forebode" closely with notions of augury and prediction.
  1. Once on a time Balder dreamed heavy dreams which seemed to forebode his death.
    — from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer
  2. Visionaries have their time; the revolution they forebode will have its time also.
    — from Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta Helen Webster
  3. Andrea turned pale, and drew towards the door; he saw a cloud rising in the horizon, which appeared to forebode a coming storm.
    — from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
  4. augurar t forebode.
    — from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

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