Presages

His pride and security were the certain presages of his misery. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The Barbie Girl title presages a song about Barbie, or at least a girl like Barbie. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the human sacrifices, they cut off the shoulder and arm of the victim, which they threw up into the air, and drew omens and presages from the manner of their falling on the pile] 11 Priscus, p. 65. ❋ Unknown (1206)

"I suppose you know what this early morning call presages, Cal?" ❋ Larry Evans (N/A)

"I suppose, Cal, you know what this early morning call presages?" he suggested. ❋ Larry Evans (N/A)

"I had intended to call it Love and Money, but the very name presages failure." ❋ Harold MacGrath (1901)

THE things that men call presages, presentiments, and so forth, are, to my mind, for the most part idle nothings: sometimes it is only that probable events cast before them a natural shadow which superstitious fancy twists into a Heaven sent warning; oftener the same desire that gives conception works fulfilment, and the dreamer sees in the result of his own act and will a mysterious accomplishment independent of his effort. ❋ Anthony Hope (1898)

So if Tiktaalik "presages" anything, perhaps it's the lungfish -- not a tetrapod: Were one to start with a ❋ Unknown (2009)

THANKS, RON -- The Post editorial board writes again on the Brown allegations, lauding the U.S. attorney's office for having a look: It's a welcome move by U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen that hopefully presages a swift but thorough examination of charges that have disquieted the District. ... ❋ Unknown (2011)

"It presages other changes, and creates a very positive image of the banking system, which certainly will be able to withstand the consequences of the fiscal crisis." ❋ Alkman Granitsas (2011)

How do we appraise an illuminated manuscript from a 15th-century book of hours, the translucent skin of a lady's portrait from 1610 on a three-inch oval of vellum, the stems of an asphodel curling across the page in a botanical illustration from 1747 that dimly presages the all-over aesthetic of action painting? ❋ Unknown (2011)

Boehner's personal journey over the past three decades -- and especially over the 20 months of Barack Obama's presidency -- neatly parallels that of his party, and presages the warfare to come. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

* This observation presages much of what people all over the world have come to appreciate about Japanese aesthetics: somehow no detail seems left unconsidered. ❋ Sarah Archer (2011)

And, so, this last straw seemingly presages the final break-up of the stillborn marriage - although you don't actually get to see those shards. ❋ Stanton Peele (2011)