We now understand, the black birds in the painting portend the fate of the painter.
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Portend
/pɔɹˈtɛnd/
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A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end,
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Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.
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How alive these poems are with the visual specifics of what he so closely observes, how full of elegance, terror and hope. They portend a poet of major craft, of deep feeling, and of fine intelligence.
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