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  • The Great God Dionysus, Lord of the Vine, Ruler of the Revels, Master of the Planting and the Harvest, Bestower of the Golden Touch, Overseer of the Poor, Comforter of the Worker and Patron of the Drunkard, sat silently in a cheap bar on Lower Third Avenue, New York, slowly imbibing his seventh brandy-and-soda.

    Pagan Passions Laurence M. Janifer 1967

  • O Thou Kind Bestower, O Nourisher of our souls and hearts!

    Bahíyyih Khánum

  • Thou art the Bounteous, Thou art the Clement; Thou art the Bestower, the

    Bahíyyih Khánum

  • Powerful, Thou art the Able, Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the

    A Compilation on Bahá’í Education Universal House of Justice

  • She sees no cause to pride herself in her virtues, graces, and privileges, knowing that the glory of all these are due only to the divine Author and Bestower of them.

    The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

  • Blessed is that teacher who shall arise to instruct the children, and to guide the people into the pathways of God, the Bestower, the Well-Beloved.

    A Compilation on Bahá’í Education Universal House of Justice

  • Though the task be long and arduous, yet the prize which the All-Bountiful Bestower has chosen to confer upon you is of such preciousness that neither tongue nor pen can befittingly appraise it.

    The Advent of Divine Justice 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927

  • Bestower of that primacy which is the hallmark of their destiny.

    Citadel of Faith 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927

  • To God all Good, all Great, the benevolent Bestower, by me and by them, for whom by me these sums are laid up, be glory and grace ascribed for ever.

    The Life of Dr. Donne. Paras. 100-143 1909

  • "Because it is unlawful to pray with a man who does not know Who is the Bestower of daily bread."

    Mystics and Saints of Islam Claud Field 1902

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