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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
flourish .
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Examples
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Thy name flourisheth, thy earthly body is stablished, thy spirit body germinateth, and thou art not repulsed either in heaven or on earth.
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The days of man are but as grass: for he flourisheth as a flower of the field.
Her Fearful Symmetry AUDREY NIFFENEGGER 2009
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And she had taken a letter from King Afridun to the following effect: “These be merchantmen from the land of Sham who have been with us: so it besitteth none to do them harm or hindrance, nor take tax and tithe of them, till they reach their homes and safe places, for by merchants a country flourisheth, and these are no men of war nor of ill faith.”
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For the usurer being at certainties, and others at uncertainties, at the end of the game, most of the money will be in the box; and ever a state flourisheth, when wealth is more equally spread.
The Essays 2007
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As that fair flower [5730] Adonis, which we call an anemone, flourisheth but one month, this gracious all-commanding beauty fades in an instant.
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As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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For he flourisheth as a flower of the field: for, as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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The month of May was come, when every lusty heart beginneth to blossom, and to bring forth fruit; for like as herbs and trees bring forth fruit and flourish in May, in likewise every lusty heart that is in any manner a lover, springeth and flourisheth in lusty deeds.
Slaying is Such Sweet Sorrow Patricia Harwin 2005
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Orenges, Lemons, Pomcitrons, and other excellent frutages, wherewith the Countrey flourisheth abundantly.
The Decameron 2004
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