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Meanings of generous patron in English

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Usage of generous patron in English
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The silk industry at Lyons found in him a generous patron.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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The public is but a generous patron who defrays the postage.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
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A generous patron of ait and learning, he counted Erasmus among his friends.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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To Amalia, her generous patron seemed like a messenger from a higher world.
Casanova's Homecoming
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The 'Duchess' herself was a generous patron of the arts.
Edward Burne-Jones. A Biography
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Queen Victoria was their most regular and generous patron.
Modern India
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Lycurgus saw Flint come in, and, scenting a generous patron, scurried up to him obsequiously.
The Blood Red Dawn
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Gildoy had been a very friendly, generous patron to him since his settling in these parts.
Captain Blood
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He's a dealer but also a generous patron.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
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He was a generous patron of the Carmelite Order, for whom he built the Convent of Loughrea.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the E...
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Maximilian had been his generous patron and friend, and had appointed him chief of the imperial guard.
The Land We Live In / The Story of Our Country
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His obituary reads: "Nicholas Lockwood IV...distinguished classical scholar...eremitus...leader of the community... generous patron of the arts."
The new yorker
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Mr. Alston was a generous patron and paid the young artist liberally for the portraits of his children.
Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals / In Two Volumes, V...
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Laurie had music enough now, and was a generous patron to the class he most liked to help.
Jo's Boys
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The true and generous patron of great works selects those which are produced by the talents existing around him.
The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. / Composed f...
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A wealthy aristocrat, he is a generous patron of literature, and also holds art and science in high esteem.
Cleopatra — Volume 09
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