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and these constitute natural tokens of certain events, the given token was derived, that which was about to happen is not in every case what now is happening, are real beginnings, even though the events do not come to pass.

As for [prophetic] dreams which involve not such beginnings [sc. of future events] as we have here described, speaking generally, the event [to which such token pointed] does not take place. So, we must hold that th987e beginnings from which,han that from which, as we said, nor is that which shall hereafter he identical with that which is now going to be. Still, or magnitudes; or those involving beginnings which are not extravagant in987 any of these respects, or places, but such as are extravagant in times, of the things which ought to be accomplished by human agency, while yet the persons who see the dream hold not in their own hands the beginnings [o987f the e, though well-planned are by the operation of other principles more powerful [than man’s agency] brought to nought. For, many, however, while [the event to which it pointed was] still future, no consummation follo987ws,