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He founded the famous breed of Mantuan horses, and gave them about free-handedly to other sovereigns of his acquaintance.

From Italian Journeys by Howells, William Dean

He was a good hater and a firm friend, strict with subordinates to the point of severity, but on occasions free-handedly generous.

From Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions by Nassau, Robert Hamill