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Portents: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

The owl shriek'd at thy birth, an evil sign; The night-crow cried, aboding luckless time; Dogs howl'd, and hideous tempests shook down trees; The raven rooked her on the chimney top, And chattering pies in dismal discord sung.— H. VI. PT. III. v. 6.

Before the days of change, still is it so; By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing danger; as, by proof, we see The water swell before a boist'rous storm.— R. III. ii. 3.

When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand; When the sun sets, who doth not look for night? Untimely storms make men expect a dearth ? R. III.— R. III. ii. 3.

Warnings, and portents, and evils ominous.— J. C. ii. 2.

The southern wind Doth play the trumpet to his purposes; And, by his hollow whistling in the leaves, Foretells a tempest and a blustering day. H.IV. PT. 1. v. 1 How bloodily the sun begins to peer Above yon busky hill! the day looks pale At his distemperature.— H. IV. PT. I. v. 1

Truly, the hearts of men are full of fear: You cannot reason almost with a man That looks not heavily, and full of dread.— R. III. ii. 3