surfeit
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Surfeit of Lampreys was a delightful book, though perhaps one so enjoyed the Lamprey family that one rather forgot about the murder.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012
London's Surfeit of Riches People just love to give things to the British Museum.
From Time Magazine Archive
That Duke was a prodigious Lover of Fish, of which having eat over heartily at Veneros, in the Province of Valencia, he took a Surfeit, and died in three Days' time.
From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel
Surfeit slayes mae nor the sword, Shame shall fall them that shame thinks, to do themselves a good turn.
From Collection of Scotch Proverbs by Stampoy, Pappity
Surfeit and satiety overtook him in the royal hog-wallow; digestion and zest took flight.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert
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