Both Uses of
beneficent
in
Jane Eyre
- Where is the use of doing me good in any way, beneficent spirit, when, at some fatal moment, you will again desert me — passing like a shadow, whither and how to me unknown, and for me remaining afterwards undiscoverable?†
Chpt 37
- Jane! you think me, I daresay, an irreligious dog: but my heart swells with gratitude to the beneficent God of this earth just now.†
Chpt 37 *
Definition:
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(beneficent) doing or producing good -- especially generous in assistance to the poor