单词 | god's plenty |
释义 | > as lemmasGod's plenty God's plenty n. plenty, great abundance.In recent use, probably originally with allusion to quot. 1700. ΚΠ 1550 T. Becon Fortresse of Faythfull sig. Jiv When other perished for lacke of dryncke, he hadde Gods plentye & inoughe, as they vse to saye. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B3 There were sweet Lillies Gods plentie, which shewed faire Virgins need not weepe for wooers. 1670 F. Boothby Marcelia iv. vii. sig. I.3v I'le neither fight nor be beaten for any woman, as long as there's God's plenty of them in the world. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *Cv 'Tis sufficient to say according to the Proverb, that here is God's Plenty. 1722 O. Dykes Royal Marriage 230 But she seems to be a more real Cornucopia in Deed, abounding also with God's Plenty. 1856 C. L. Hentz Ernest Linwood xviii. 127 Oh, starver in the midst of God's plenty! 1907 Classical Philol. 2 201 Not that there is any lack of numeration in those copies—there is God's plenty of it. 1991 R. Rogers Self & Other i. 3 When it comes to selecting explanatory frameworks in the field of object relations theory, there is God's plenty to choose from. < as lemmas |
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