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Meanings of generous deed in English

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Usage of generous deed in English
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How deeply the remembrance of this generous deed touches me, even to-day.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 01
2
He wondered what had inspired the big bear to such a generous deed.
Old Indian Legends
3
Because of your generous deed, I dub you: Lady Buttercup and Lady Daisy.
Tell Me Another Story: The Book of Story Programs
4
I did not hinder it, for generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel.
The lord of the rings
5
A friend came in, and spoke in praise of one who had performed a generous deed.
All's for the Best
6
He could do a gentle and generous deed.
The Purple Heights
7
Surely that was an honorable and generous deed.
Hidden Creek
8
Thus his ambition was truly noble and lofty; instinct with high thought and prone to generous deed.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
9
It was a generous deed, and it has made a friend for ever of Michel de la Foret.
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 1
10
Whether he does or not, the generous deed is, I feel sure, recorded to his credit in heaven.
Fifteen Years with the Outcast
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When the head boiled all night on the pillow with the generous deed it resolved on....
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
12
She was delighted when she was told of a generous deed, and charmed by a book in which she discovered talent.
George Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings
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The answer of these persons ought to be, because the recollection of a generous deed is a source of the truest delight.
Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
14
He was absolutely without malice, and there are several instances of his repaying a slight with a generous deed or a thoughtful action.
Haydn
15
My nephew saved the life of your brother at the hazard of his own; and how has he been rewarded for the generous deed?
Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 3
16
We do not experimentally know the delight which attends the recollection of a generous deed, till a generous deed has been performed by us.
Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
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