Sibyl, Sybilla (n.)
priestess inspired by Apollo, her prophecies being written on leaves; Apollo granted her as many years of life as she could hold grains of sand in her hand
1H6 I.ii.56[Bastard to all] The spirit of deep prophecy she hath, / Exceeding the nine sibyls of old Rome
MV I.ii.100[Portia to Nerissa] If I live to be as old as Sibylla
Oth III.iv.70[Othello to Desdemona, of her handkerchief] A sibyl ... / In her prophetic fury sewed the work
Tit IV.i.104[Titus to Marcus] The angry northern wind / Will blow these sands like Sibyl's leaves abroad
TS I.ii.69[Petruchio to Hortensio, of Katherina] Be she ... / As old as Sibyl
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