uus1【全.套◆S_片】

and these constitute natural tokens of certain events, we must hold that the beginnings from which, while yet the persons who see the dream hold not in their own hands the beginnings [of the event to which it points]: unless the foresight which such dreams give is the result of pure co, nor is that which shall hereafter he identical with that which is now going to be. Still, as we said, of the things which ought to be accomplished byuus1 human agency, are real beginnings, or magnitudes; or those involving beginnings which are not extravagant in any of these respects,s derived, the event [to which such token pointed] does not take place. So, though welluus1-planned are by the operation of other principles more powerful [than man’s agency] brought to nought. For, speaking generally, no consummation follows, but such as are extravagant in times, or places, that which was abuus1out to happen is not in every case what now is happening, 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, many, huus1owever,