Sentence Examples

1. The poor gentleman has no way of showing that he is a gentleman but by virtue, by being affable, well-bred, courteous, gentle-mannered, and kindly, not haughty, arrogant, or censorious, but above all by being charitable for by two maravedis given with a cheerful heart to the poor, he will show himself as generous as he who distributes alms with bell-ringing, and no one that perceives him to be endowed with the virtues I have named, even though he know him not, will fail to recognise and set him down as one of good blood and it would be strange were it not so praise has ever been the reward of virtue, and those who are virtuous cannot fail to receive commendation.
2. It is true that my patrimony will go to endow charitable institutions, and my father will have deprived me of my lawful inheritance without any reason for doing so, but I shall have the satisfaction of knowing that I have acted like a man of sense and feeling.
3. Mr Beaumont is the kindest man imaginable, charitable to a fault and paternalistic to a degree.
4. I know she has great plans and will use her painting to raise money for charitable causes.
5. The delightful family party which Emma was securing for herself, poor Harriet must, in mere charitable caution, be kept at a distance from.
6. Upon the whole, Emma left her with such softened, charitable feelings, as made her look around in walking home, and lament that Highbury afforded no young man worthy of giving her independence nobody that she could wish to scheme about for her.
7. Raoul took the road to the Luxembourg, and when arrived, without suspecting that he was going to the place where La Valliere had lived, he heard so much music and respired so many perfumes, he heard so much joyous laughter, and saw so many dancing shadows, that if it had not been for a charitable woman, who perceived him so dejected and pale beneath a doorway, he would have remained there a few minutes, and then would have gone away, never to return.
8. Not half an hour, nay, barely a minute ago, I saw myself lord of kings and emperors, with my stables filled with countless horses, and my trunks and bags with gay dresses unnumbered and now I find myself ruined and laid low, destitute and a beggar, and above all without my ape, for, by my faith, my teeth will have to sweat for it before I have him caught and all through the reckless fury of sir knight here, who, they say, protects the fatherless, and rights wrongs, and does other charitable deeds but whose generous intentions have been found wanting in my case only, blessed and praised be the highest heavens!
9. This would further loosen the purse strings, as bidders were less reluctant to pay a premium when a charitable cause was involved.
10. True, the Alliance Literary Program shall make great use of his charitable donation nonetheless, his motives are most obvious and less than altruistic.