Man cannot prophesy.
From what you have seen of Tom, I think he is not a youth of whom you would prophesy failure in anything he had thoroughly wished; the wagers are likely to be on his side, notwithstanding his small success in the classics.
It is easy to prophesy after the event.
the little peasant made the raven prophesy still more, and said, "Thirdly, he says that there is some salad on top of the bed.
The peasant made the raven prophesy still more, and said, "Thirdly, he says that there is some salad on the bed.
The French call this flower "Marguerite," and they say that the little daisy can prophesy.