munificence

Viewing their copartnery, however, as a mere commercial speculation, his Lordship's advance could not be regarded as liberal, and no modification of the term munificence or patronage could be applied to it.

The Life of Lord Byron Galt, John, 1779-1839 1830

Though many ages are gone since Nushirowan was in being, yet in the remembrance of his munificence is his fair renown left.

The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Various

The Abbey of St. Serge still stands to the north of Angers; its vast gardens and fishponds turned into the public gardens of the town, its church spacious and beautiful with a noble choir that may perhaps recall the munificence of

Stray Studies from England and Italy John Richard Greene 1860

Allington before the flowers of May would have come, and the crowd and the glare and the fashion and the art of the Academy's great exhibition must therefore remain unknown to her; but she was taken to see many pictures, and among others she was taken to see the pictures belonging to a certain nobleman who, with that munificence which is so amply enjoyed and so little recognised in England, keeps open house for the world to see the treasures which the wealth of his family had collected.

The Last Chronicle of Barset Anthony Trollope 1848

Allington before the flowers of May would have come, and the crowd and the glare and the fashion and the art of the Academy’s great exhibition must therefore remain unknown to her; but she was taken to see many pictures, and among others she was taken to see the pictures belonging to a certain nobleman who, with that munificence which is so amply enjoyed and so little recognised in

The Last Chronicle of Barset 2004

But neither of those initiatives, expensive as they are, approach the civic munificence displayed by the Federal Reserve.

The Fed's Cash Machine 2009

Their new Republican governor, having doled out huge tax benefits to business, is now trying to essentially dun the middle class to pay for his munificence.

Peter Clothier: Wisconsin Rises Peter Clothier 2011

Their new Republican governor, having doled out huge tax benefits to business, is now trying to essentially dun the middle class to pay for his munificence.

Peter Clothier: Wisconsin Rises Peter Clothier 2011

Thus some have seen Velázquez's "Breda" as little more than brilliant propaganda, portraying a fleeting instance of Spanish munificence.

A Peaceable Canvas Jonathan Lopez 2011

His munificence was in proportion to his vast wealth (derived chiefly from his property in Cardiff), and innumerable poor Catholic missions throughout Britain, as well as private individuals, could testify to his lavish, though not indiscriminate generosity.

The Third Marquess of Bute: Catholic Convert and Patron 2009