Heart! you swear like a comfit-maker's wife.
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Comfit
/ˈkʌmfɪt/
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7 entriesalmond comfitcaraway comfitduck confitgarlic confitnut comfitpork confitseed comfit
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10 entriesalmond comfitcandied fruitcaraway comfitcomfit boxcomfit trayfruit comfitnut comfitsugar coated comfitsugar coatingsugar syrup
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"Why, what are they?" she asked, looking at him askance. ¶ "Hashish; did you never hear of it?" ¶ "Oh, yes; it's that Indian stuff which brings one fantastic visions, isn't it? I've always wanted to see and taste it, and now I will," cried Belle, nibbling at one of the bean-shaped comfits with its green heart.
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But since I ate your present of comfits—and they were admirable comfits, and I ate them with speed—my heart is changed and inclined toward you, I know not why or how, except it be through magic.
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17th c, Abraham Cowley, The First Nemeæan Ode of Pindar: The Muse, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), The Works of the British Poets, Volume 5, page 302, The fruit which does ſo quickly waſte, // Men ſcarce can ſee it, much leſs taſte, // Thou comfiteſt in ſweets to make it laſt.
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