Liberalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Liberality \Lib`er*al"i*ty\ (-[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.
     {Liberalities} (-t[i^]z). [L. liberalitas: cf. F.
     lib['e]ralit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition
        or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice;
        generosity; candor; charity.


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              That liberality is but cast away
              Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. --Denham.
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     2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a
        prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.
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