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"Comfits," he continued; "well, thou shalt have comfits, too," and he fished from his pocket a parcel.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Comfits," he continued; "well, thou shalt have comfits, too," and he fished from his pocket a parcel.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Comfits," he continued; "well, thou shalt have comfits, too," and he fished from his pocket a parcel.
The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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- Carolyn of 18thC Cuisine made some amazing medieval candy: Anise Comfits
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- Carolyn of 18thC Cuisine made some amazing medieval candy: Anise Comfits
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Wine, fed on a few delicate Comfits, and danced a dance or two to the rare Musicke: every one taketh a Lady by the hand, of whom he pleaseth to make his election, and she conducteth him to her
The Decameron 2004
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Comfits in the world; The raine drops were so carefully saued, that so neere as wee coulde, not one was lost in all our shippe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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To one he gave a few words of cheer; for another he wrote a letter home; to others he gave an orange, a few comfits, [Footnote: Comfits: sweetmeats.] a cigar, a pipe and tobacco, a sheet of paper or a postage-stamp, all of which and many other things were in his capacious haversack.
Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools Emilie Kip Baker
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Comfits, which I purposed offering for your acceptance, if it were not that my Physician has forbidden me to leave my Bed.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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Do thus at every Coat, not only in moving the Basin, but also with stirring of the Comfits with the one hand, and drying the same: in every hour you may make three pounds of Comfits; as the Comfits do increase in bigness, so you may take more Sugar in your Ladle to cast on:
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