He would never ask his uncle for it, and now that he had learned that he had been all his young life really a dependent on the bounty of his Uncle Peter, he could no longer accept his help.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
For one thing it seemed as if he were more my own than if he lived in Leauvite on the banker's bounty.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
The bounty has long been a dead letter; and will probably remain so.
"Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country"
Thomas Malthus