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BIBLIOMANCY (from the Gr. 81f3Xtov, a book, and aareia, prophecy)

BIBLIOMANCY (from the Gr. 81f3Xtov, a See also:
BOOK
book, and aareia, prophecy) , a See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

divination (q.v.) by means of the See also:

Bible or other books. The method employed is to open the Bible hap-See also:

HAZARD (0. Fr. hazard, from Span. czar, unlucky throw at dice, misfortune, from Arab. al, and zar, dice)

hazard and be guided by the first See also:

VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse which catches the See also:

eye. Among the Greeks and See also:

Romans the practice was known underthe name of sortes Homericae or sortes Virgilianae, the books consulted being those of See also:

HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer or See also:

Virgil.

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