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Generosity See also Aid, Organizational; Kindness. Abbé Constantin self-sacrificing priest; curé of Longueral. [Fr. Lit.: The Abbé Constantin, Walsh Modern, 105] takes interest in Paul. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] lends money gratis. [Br. Lit.: Merchant of Venice] (John Chapman, 1774–1845) gave settlers apple seeds and a helping hand. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 146] female Santa Claus on Feast of Epiphany. [Russ. Folklore: Walsh Classical, 50] female Santa Claus who comes at Epiphany. [Ital. Legend: Walsh Classical, 50] benevolent, beneficent, but a bit overbearing. [Br. Lit.: Beaux’ Stratagem, Espy, 129] heraldic symbol of unselfishness. [Heraldry: Halberts, 21] heraldic symbol of magnanimity. [Heraldry: Halberts, 21] gave to the poor. [Br. Lit.: Vicar of Wakefield] feeds beggar whom sisters scorn. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella, Westerman, 120–121] almsgiving to poor, giftgiving to priests. [Hindu Rel.: Parrinder, 72] tried unsuccessfully to give Abraham free burial-ground. [O.T.: Genesis 23:10–16] robbed rich to help poor. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood]
to poets, esp. Virgil, as a patron. [Rom. Hist.: Espy, 123] bringer of presents to children on Christmas. [Folklore: Wheeler, 327] could not deny love to anyone. [Br. Lit.: Cakes and Ale] (officially called Volunteers of America) organization devoted to helping unfortunates. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 443] gives gifts to children on Christmas. [Folklore: Walsh Classical, 50] ham-shaped beast that laid eggs, provided milk, and happily gave its flesh to the hungry. [Am. Comics: Li’l Abner] sold bed to buy wife a mirror. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 416] presents increase with each day of Yuletide. [Am. Music: “Twelve Days of Christmas” in Rockwell] Welsh Robin Hood. [Welsh Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1110] offers Beowulf finest sword in kingdom. [Br. Lit.: Beowulf] . worked and gave prodigiously of himself to poor. [Christian Hagiog.: Attwater, 337] poor woman’s contribution of all she had. [N.T.: Mark, 12: 42–44; Luke 21:2–4] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Verily," replied the Pharisee; "let us hasten: for this generosity in the heathen is unwonted; and fickle-mindedness has ever been an attribute of the worshippers of Baal. He was one day engaged with Mr Allworthy in a discourse on charity: in which the captain, with great learning, proved to Mr Allworthy, that the word charity in Scripture nowhere means beneficence or generosity. Dashwood's situation, with only common feelings, must have been highly unpleasing;-- but in HER mind there was a sense of honor so keen, a generosity so romantic, that any offence of the kind, by whomsoever given or received, was to her a source of immoveable disgust. |
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