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eleemosynary
e-li-MAW-sen-aer-ee
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1759Laurence Sterne The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman'Twas by a poor ass, who had just turned in with a couple of large panniers upon his back, to collect eleemosynary turnip-tops and cabbage-leaves…1851Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of Seven GablesUncle Venner's pig was fed entirely, and kept in prime order, on these eleemosynary contributions…1855Walt WhitmanLeaves of GrassDown, down, proud gorge!-though choking thee; | Thy bearded throat and high-borne forehead to the gutter; | Crouch low thy neck to eleemosynary gifts.1909Agnes Deans CameronThe New NorthSitting low among the 'pieces' of the police boat, with only his head visible in the sunset glow, Dr. Sussex builds air-castles of that eleemosynary hospital of his on the Arctic Circle.

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