foison

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Gray Pelican, poised where yon broad shallows shine, Know'st thou, that finny foison all is mine In the bag below thy beak — yet thine, not less?

From The Poems of Sidney Lanier by Lanier, Sidney

When we were come to Cyprus," says Joinville, Histoire de Saint Louis, Section 72, 73, "we found there greate foison of the Kynge's purveyance.

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.

And it is almost needless to say that in both subjects for novel treatment "foison," as both French and English would have said in their time.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

So arise, Squire, and take the hounds and come with me; for not far off is a little thicket which mostly harbours foison of deer, great and small. 

From Wood Beyond the World by Morris, William

Now spring-tide showers its foison on the land, And lively hearts wend forth, a joyous band, For 'Isa's breath wakes the dead earth to life, And trees gleam white with flowers, like Musa's hand.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar