The chief of the haruspices stamped his foot, and Gagabu asked:
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At the gate of the temple they were met by the head of the haruspices.
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The business of interpreting their whims occupied thousands of priests, wizards, archdeacons, evangelists, haruspices, bishops, archbishops.
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Temples were erected to Thetis, Diana, Flora, etc., and peasants went about dressed up as haruspices and augurs.
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In their heart of hearts, all knew that they were concoctions, and the haruspices laughed when they met each other.
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At a second, in the temple of Hatasu, they were surprised by Septah, the chief of the haruspices of the House of Seti.
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It consisted in sacrifices, prayers, festivals, and the investigation by augurs and haruspices of the will of the gods and the course of future events.
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There is hardly any end to the haruspices, the pastophori with the standards, the images of the Gods, and the flocks and herds for sacrifice.
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Cæsar was also cautioned by the haruspices, by a dream of his wife, and by his own forebodings, which we have no reason for doubting.
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There are no other Haruspices to watch over the Domain.
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"Hardly?" exclaimed the chief of the haruspices; "they are invited, caressed, and honored.
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"It was my turn," said the chief of the haruspices.
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'Ask him too for the instructions and the bribes given to the haruspices, and to those who led the beasts up to the altar.
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"Am I to be frightened," he said, in answer to some report of the haruspices, "because a sheep is without a heart?"
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"I have never clearly understood your efforts, and have difficulty in comprehending why you did not turn to the science of the haruspices," said Pentaur.
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The business of interpreting their whims occupied thousands of priests, wizards, archdeacons, evangelists, haruspices, bishops, archbishops.