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FORTUNE-TELLING.

  • “Never again shall she put garland on; Instead of it she’ll wear sad cypress now, And bitter elder broken from the bough.”
  • Figs, if green, betoken embarrassment; if dried, money to the poor, and mirth to the rich.
  • Hearts-ease betokens heart’s pain.
  • Lilies predict joy; water-lilies, danger from the sea.
  • Lemons betoken a separation.
  • Pomegranates predict happy wedlock to those who are single, and reconciliation to those who are married and have disagreed.
  • Quinces prognosticate pleasant company.
  • Roses denote happy love, not unmixed with sorrow from other sources.
  • Sorrel. To dream of this herb is a sign that you will shortly have occasion to exert all your prudence to overcome some great calamity.
  • Sunflowers shew that your pride will be deeply wounded.
  • Violets predict evil to the single, and joy to the married.
  • Yellow-flowers of any kind predict jealousy.
  • Yew-berries predict loss of character to both sexes.
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