foison

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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 Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir

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

Earth’s increase, foison plenty, Barns and garners never empty; Vines with clustering bunches growing; Plants with goodly burthen bowing; Spring come to you at the farthest 115 In the very end of harvest!

From The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

I have foison of this year's fleeces with me.

From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William