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The prairies of the West are fertile by nature, and are turned
by cultivation into fruitful fields. The same distinction
prevails when these words are used figuratively. A man of
fertile genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one
whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a
readiness of application which enable him to think and act
effectively.

Fer"tile*ly (? or ?; 277), adv. In
a fertile or fruitful manner.

fer"tile*ness, n. Fertility.
Sir P. Sidney.

Fer*til"i*tate (?), v. t. To
fertilize; to fecundate. Sir T. Browne.

Fer*til"i*ty (?), n. [L.
fertilitas: cf. F. fertilité.] The state or
quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness;
fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention;
quickness; readiness; as, the fertility of soil, or of
imagination. "fertility of resource." E.
Everett.

And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps

Corrupting in its own fertility.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 38) First and Last Things (page 111) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 33)

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