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Examples
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"The flocke goeth to wrecke and vtterly perisheth."
pojken Diary Entry pojken 2008
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Nor the infections foule of neighbours flocke shall annoie them.
Poems and Fragments 2006
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At the whiche tyme the Bugles, Pardales, and other greate beastes, what for the heate, and what for thriste, flocke toguether to the watres.
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Thus foure daies euer continual, busied with this bealy bownsing chiere, the v. daie thei flocke together to go drincke, al on a droue, not vnlike to a heard of kiene to the waters, shouting as they go with an Yrishe whobub.
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I send your Maiesty so honorable and sweet a salutation of peace, that al the flocke of Nightingales with their melody cannot attaine to the like, much lesse this simple letter of mine.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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God and the righteousnes thereof and all thinges shall be giuen vnto vs. And therfore in seeking the Kingdome of God we are not onely tied to the depe search of Gods sacred word and to liue within the perfect lymits of Christianity, but also by al meanes we are bound to multiply, and increase the flocke of the faithfull.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For such habitations as they write to be common vnto the whole nation, are but in verie fewe places, and are either sheepe-cots for shepheards, or cottages and receptacles for fishermen at that time of the yeere onely when they goe a fishing, and the others stande in neede to watch their flocke.
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Then sith it is so appointed that there shal be one shepheard and one flocke, what hindreth vs of England,
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For such habitations as they write to be common vnto the whole nation, are but in verie fewe places, and are either sheepe-cots for shepheards, or cottages and receptacles for fishermen at that time of the yeere onely when they goe a fishing, and the others stande in neede to watch their flocke.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then sith it is so appointed that there shal be one shepheard and one flocke, what hindreth vs of England,
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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