lady bountiful
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Maidens may not need much protection from pestilence these days, but the Y.W. is still the lady bountiful helping young girls in need.
From Time Magazine Archive
In The Fly a man kills a fly; in A Cup of Tea, Rosemary Fell, young, wealthy, plays lady bountiful to a starving girl and takes her home for tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Decatur, 111., a lady bountiful gave a seedy-looking stranger $1 and a cheery injunction: "Keep your spirits high."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Devoted mother, idolized wife, adored châtelaine, the lady bountiful of her village, her highest aim is gratified in being her husband’s countess.”
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange
She is a lady bountiful, who gives As prodigally as nature, and she asks No gifts from you, but gets them anyway, Because all spirits pour themselves to her.
From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee
