I wish, sir, you and their other benefactors could hear any of these sacred concerts.
"Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country"
William Swan Plumer
Yet Pliny, as we have said, is only a shining example of a numerous class of more obscure benefactors.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
It seeks results, teaches lessons of wisdom, brands with infamy the foes of mankind, and inspires veneration for the benefactors of the human race.
"The American Nations, Vol. I."
C. S. Rafinesque