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   you can be sure of rain. When swans come on the sea before Winter, it's a sign of a bad Winter. When the swans come on to the land before Winter, it's an omen of a good Winter. When the cry of a sea-gull is heard it's an omen of bad weather. When the duck quacks loudly, it is an omen of bad weather. When the moon sits flat like a cup, it foretells bad weather.

   Dogs eating grass, instead of bones, denotes rain. When smoke goes low, it is a figure of rain, and when it goes straight up, its a sign of fine weather. when the clouds are low down near the earth, it is a sign of rain. When wild geese go to the mountain, it is a sign of dry hard weather.

   The hollow winds being to blow,
   The clouds look black,
   The glass is low,
   The soot falls down,
   The spaniels sleep.
   And spiders from their cobwebs creep.

   Last night the sun went pale to bed,
   The moon in halos hid her head,
   The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
   To see a rainbow span the sky,

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