His private benefactions were for his means large, and were given with a whole-hearted generosity which must have added much to the love and esteem in which the recipients regarded him.

No doubt his lavish generosity was politic as well as splendid.

All historians praise his simple habits and unbounded generosity.

The society was known in the city as the Buonuomini (good men) of S. Martino, the little church close to Dante's house, behind the Badia: S. Martin being famous among saints for his impulsive yet wise generosity with his cloak.

Even Commodus, accordingly, had never owned her in the sense that men own slaves; she had reserved to herself self-mastery, which called for cunning, courage and a certain ruthlessness, albeit tempered by a reckless generosity.

While supposing that her brothers had been burnt out and had, perhaps, lost everything, she wrote to her husband with characteristic generosity: "If they did not kill themselves working at the fire, they will kill themselves trying to get on their feet again.

For some time after the event Byron spoke of his wife with at least apparent generosity.

When "Southern generosity" is mentioned, the old adage, "be just before you are generous," furnishes the reply.

He would remind him, in the most persuasive manner possible, that Craft was old and ill and easily annoyed, that he was poor and unable to work, that his care for and maintenance of Ralph were deeds of the purest generosity, and that the old man's entire connection with the matter was very creditable to him, when all the adverse circumstances against which he had to struggle were taken into account.

Roy and Dudley were welcomed eagerly as though perhaps at times they were inclined to assume patronizing and masterful airs; yet their extreme generosity and love for all country sport made them general favorites with the villagers.

All gone!" In a fit of sudden generosity Mr. Teak decided then and there that Mr. Chase should have the odd twenty-two pounds.

With a generosity very rare in a Mahometan, and still more in an African, Yacub restored his prisoners to libertyan action for which, we are informed, he received few thanks from his followers.

The passion of justice might have been thought to be her strongest feeling, but for her boundless generosity, and a lovingness ever ready to pour itself forth upon any or all human beings who were capable of giving the smallest feeling in return.

And as we all think more about ourselves than any one else, and as you have now partially recovered from the unexpected stroke of royal generosity, we might as well get down to business and fix up that match with Kitty and your son Finbarr.

Public opinion seemed to be that the late Mr. Phipps had behaved with extraordinary generosity.

The great art of Congreve is especially shown in this, that he has entirely excluded from his scenes,some little generosities in the part of Angelica perhaps excepted,not only any thing like a faultless character, but any pretensions to goodness or good feelings whatsoever.

For which Reason even an extravagant Man, who has nothing else to recommend him but a false Generosity, is often more beloved and esteemed than a Person of a much more finished Character, who is defective in this Particular.

"No, it was not," was the wrathful rejoinder; "it was my mistaken generosity.

But he qualified it the next moment with careless generosity.

But her whole nature rebelled against this extravagant generosity, of which she could never have conceived the possibility.

In return for such unexampled generosity they might have become convinced defenders of the only flag in the world under which they could possibly live as French Canadians.

The Colonel set forth the magnificent generosity of which he would be capable, could he secure a good Leader.

To damn with faint praise is the readiest defence of envious failure; but to praise with jealous damnation reveals a delicate generosity that few would look for in the hater of his kind.

"I have to thank you, exceedingly, my dear sir, for your prompt generosity: but it is better discipline for a man, in many ways, to find things for himself than to have them put into his hands.

The very first public act of the new Emperor was one of splendid generosity, namely, the admission of his adoptive brother Lucius Verus into the fullest participation of imperial honours, the Tribunitian and proconsular powers, and the titles Caesar and Augustus.