bestowment
Example Sentences
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She had attained all that any woman could desire in the way of the world’s bestowment.
From A Manifest Destiny by Magruder, Julia
It created, no doubt, considerable bitterness and jealousy in certain sections of society in England, as it was believed that the King was unduly partial to his own countrymen in the bestowment of his favours.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
For the Muses, however often and earnestly invoked, are never lavish in the bestowment of their favors.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.
This transcendent pledge of love is the guarantee for the bestowment of every other needed blessing.
From The Words of Jesus by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)
Indeed, Nature's generous bestowment of talents, or even of genius, is of but little value when the favored one does not assiduously labor to cultivate and develop the same.
From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.
