Literary notes about bountiful (AI summary)
The term "bountiful" is used in literature to evoke a sense of abundance, generosity, and blessing across various contexts. In sacred writings, it often characterizes divine favor, as in references to God’s generous provision and reward ([1], [2], [3]), while in historical and natural narratives it describes the plentiful yield of the earth or the generosity of a benefactor ([4], [5], [6]). Authors also employ the word to depict characters with prodigious or lavish qualities, whether highlighting the humor or eccentricity of a person’s nature ([7], [8], [9]). This diversity in application—from spiritual largesse and natural plenitude to personal generosity—demonstrates how "bountiful" has become a versatile and evocative descriptor in literary discourse ([10], [11]).
- Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - If thou shalt remain faithful and zealous in labour, doubt not that God shall be faithful and bountiful in rewarding thee.
— from The Imitation of Christ by à Kempis Thomas - God, the all-gracious, the all-good, the all-bountiful, the all-mighty, the all-merciful God, is the first: To him, therefore, be all the glory!
— from Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson - In the days of King Olaf there were bountiful harvests in Norway and many good things.
— from Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson - A fertile island that the redmen called Manhattan, lay above the bay: the land Around was bountiful and friendly fair.
— from The White Bees by Henry Van Dyke - Everything about the house was clean and orderly, and the table always bountiful, and the food appetizing.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - A monk, I think, however fat, Must be more bountiful than that.
— from Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Jean de La Fontaine - She was the "Lady Bountiful" of her neighborhood.
— from Evenings at Donaldson Manor; Or, The Christmas Guest by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh - I might have affected to do it wholly for our friend Miss J. I might have got myself up, morally, as Sir Eugene Bountiful.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - secret treasures, out of which thou furnishest those earthly goods, which, with a bountiful hand thou hast distributed both to the good and the bad.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - The brave one retained the bountiful gift that The Lord had allowed him.
— from Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
