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forethink
verb 2
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2FORETHINK + NOUN
sin, thy
ADV.
prophetically
Definitions
verb
1
To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
O vain sorceress , that could be wary to avoid the punishment of Saul ; careless to avoid the judgment of God ! Could we forethink what our sin would cost us , we durst not but be innocent
2
To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
[…]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.
Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].
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O vain sorceress , that could be wary to avoid the punishment of Saul ; careless to avoid the judgment of God ! Could we forethink what our sin would cost us , we durst not but be innocent
Wiktionary02
[…]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.
Wiktionary03
Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].
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