(Insert the four words in the blank space in turn, and analyze the differences in meaning thus produced.) <Liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent>.

His reign lasted one hundred years, which were passed in the continued exercise of the most princely virtues, and the most munificent liberality.

In addition to his munificent patronage of the clergy, Constantine was himself deeply interested in all theological affairs and discussions.

In this munificent patronage he doubtless secularized the Church, and gave to the clergy privileges they afterwards abused, especially in the ecclesiastical courts.

He then made him a munificent present, and asked him whether he chose to settle in England, or return to his own country.

"To a poor man, like me, this is a most munificent gift.

We have not less reason to be grateful for other bounties bestowed by the same munificent hand, and more exclusively our own.

That he felt the loss of Paul III., as a generous patron, is proved by a letter written on the occasion of his death; and Vasari hints that the Pope had been munificent in largesses bestowed upon him.

He is telling them of the munificent rewards offered by slaveholders, for the heads of the most distinguished advocates for freedom in this country.

He is telling them of the munificent rewards offered by slaveholders, for the heads of the most distinguished advocates for freedom in this country.

" "Such munificent condescension would open my whole heart, though treason, and all other unrighteousness was locked up in it.

The munificent charity of the founder was soon abused and the funds had the common habit of disappearing into the capacious pockets of absentee masters.

Two dollars and a half represented to me a standard of munificent possession which it would be difficult to make most girls in their first teens, and socially situated today as I was then, understand.

Her own health was now much better than it had been for a long time; but that of her husband had become so enfeebled that in April, 1858, he resigned his pastoral charge and by the advice of his physician determined to go abroad, with his family, for a couple years; the munificent kindness of his people having furnished him with the means of doing so.

Cardinal Wolsey, whom More succeeded as chancellor, was also a munificent patron of learning, and founded Christ Church College at Oxford.

Verily a munificent spirit!

My munificent, generous angel will come now and then, and from her cornucopia shower her gifts upon me.

The collection was principally formed by John, the third duke, and Charles, his successor, who were munificent patrons of the arts.

He was a prince who did not lack courage, or, on a great emergency, high-mindedness and honor; but he was ambitious, covetous, as parsimonious as his mother had been munificent, and above all concerned to get his children married in a manner conducive to his own political importance.

With his usual magnanimity, Akbar pardoned him, and sent him off to Mecca with a munificent present; but the revengeful knife of an Afghan put an end to the turbulent nobleman's life before he could leave India.

He was at once a munificent and a severely judicious patron of genius and learning.

Sir William Temple's friendship was immediately construed to proceed from a consciousness that he was the real father of Mr. Swift, otherwise it was thought impossible he could be so uncommonly munificent to a young man, so distantly related to his wife.

This load he had labored hard for two days to cut on the mountainside, and it brought him the munificent sum of three dollars, yet he was happier than any multi-millionaire I ever saw.

The allowance appeared munificent, and he accepted the offer with gratitude.

One of these has been very clearly elucidated by our munificent patron of science, Sir Joseph Banks, in the investigation of a parasitical plant which destroys the blood of the stalk and leaves, renders the grain thin, and in some cases quite destroys the crop, which has done that gentleman's penetration