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Hence his every action is scrutinized and picked to bits, as Etruscan haruspices once examined sacrificial livers for a sign of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

The report of the haruspices, upon examination of the entrails, was little calculated to remove that gloom.

From Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century by Ware, William

The wounded King was oppressed in the general disorder and trampled under the feet of his own cavalry; and this important death served to explain the ambiguous prophecy of the haruspices.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Whereupon, the store of haruspices and augurs that feed upon superstitious Rome were brought in—only to furnish mirth for the court and victims for Tiberius.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth