foison
Example Sentences
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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 George P. Marsh
This dragon hath two horrid heads, For forage and for foison; The one's all jaw, and devouring maw, Whilst the other breathes forth poison.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 by Various
Soye, oüate, tabac, draps de laine, poisson, Bois, bleds, sel, bescars, tout luy vient à foison.
From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine Would I not have; but nature should bring forth, Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance To feed my innocent people!
From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt
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 Omar Khayyam
