All 3 Uses of "prophecy" in "Leaves of Grass"

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Leaves of Grass
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Song of the Redwood-Tree
1
A California song,
A prophecy and indirection, a thought impalpable to breathe as air,
A chorus of dryads, fading, departing, or hamadryads departing,
A murmuring, fateful, giant voice, out of the earth and sky,
Voice of a mighty dying tree in the redwood forest dense.†
Chpt 14 *

prophecy = prediction of the future
2
Consolator most mild, the promis'd one advancing,
With gentle hand extended, the mightier God am I,
Foretold by prophets and poets in their most rapt prophecies and poems,
From this side, lo!†
Chpt 30

prophecies = predictions of the future
8
Now trumpeter for thy close,
Vouchsafe a higher strain than any yet,
Sing to my soul, renew its languishing faith and hope,
Rouse up my slow belief, give me some vision of the future,
Give me for once its prophecy and joy.†
Chpt 32

prophecy = prediction of the future

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(1) (prophecy)
a prediction of the future (usually said to be obtained in a supernatural way)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)