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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Babylonian Numbers

Ne Babylonios tentaris numeros. Do not pry into futurity by astrological calculations and horoscopes. Do not consult fortunetellers. The Chaldæans were the most noted of astrologers. ( Horace: Odes, book i. xi. 2.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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