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/əˈbaʊndə/ · noun
Often followed by in: one who abounds in something; one who has plenty..
Say, ye ſtrangers to Care, and abounders in Mirth! vvhat vvill he do, vvhen he finds himſelf ſtill ſubſiſting in a ſtate, vvhere none of thoſe Pleaſures, for vvhich alone he vviſh'd to ſubſiſt, can poſſibly any longer ſubſiſt vvith him?
Wanters, abounders, / March, in gay mixture, / Men, my surrounders! / I am the fixture.
Then bow’d unto bench there the abounders in riches / And were fain of their fill.
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Abounder means Often followed by in: one who abounds in something; one who has plenty..
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Say, ye ſtrangers to Care, and abounders in Mirth! vvhat vvill he do, vvhen he finds himſelf ſtill ſubſiſting in a ſtate, vvhere none of thoſe Pleaſures, for vvhich alone he vviſh'd to ſubſiſt, can poſſibly any longer ſubſiſt vvith him?
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