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In literature, "replete" is employed to evoke a sense of abundant fullness, whether it be in description, emotion, or intellectual capacity. Poets and prose writers use the word to emphasize a rich saturation of images and qualities—for instance, depicting a speaker’s heart overflowing with gratitude ([1], [2]) or landscapes imbued with ancient relics and historical memories ([3], [4]). The term also brings out the lavishness of physical scenes, such as sumptuous feasts and luxurious dwellings ([5], [6]), and the copious presence of ideas and anecdotes that animate narrative or scholarly works ([7], [8]). In each application, "replete" serves as a powerful modifier, suggesting that every nuance of its referent is filled or brimming with significance.
  1. [Pg 117] O Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness.—
    — from Many Thoughts of Many MindsA Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age
  2. O Lord, that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  3. Every part of Rome is replete with relics of ancient times.
    — from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
  4. [103] Of the towns in Southern England associated with Dickens, perhaps none is more replete with memories 188 of the novelist than Broadstairs.
    — from The Dickens Country by Frederic George Kitton
  5. Philippe, like his knights, had lately dined, and now, replete with rich dishes and strong drink, he was dozing in his tent.
    — from The Story of Bruges by Ernest Gilliat-Smith
  6. The house is replete with elegance and convenience, and is the seat of hospitality as unbounded as the benevolence of its owner’s heart.
    — from Some Account of Llangollen and Its Vicinity Including a Circuit of About Seven Miles by W. T. (Wilfrid Tord) Simpson
  7. His work, replete with poetry and beautiful imagery, was received with applause throughout Europe.
    — from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon
  8. It is replete with wonderful narratives.
    — from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon

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