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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>I pretty much agree with
Sir Greg's definition, it's not so much material or monetary generosity as it is
personal generosity, giving of yourself.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>Anyone else want to jump
in on this?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>Morgan Blaidd
Du<BR>Protege and Ghillie to<BR>Baron James Ulrich MacKellar and<BR>Baroness
Rachel Ashton</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Tempus Sans ITC" color=#000080>Fei
g'wneir</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=GregO@cfdebt.com href="mailto:GregO@cfdebt.com">Greg Olsen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=artemisia@lists.gallowglass.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 10, 2003 10:03
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Artemisia] Re: Thought for
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Morgan wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">> Okay folks, especially you Peers out there [Sir
Gregory*cough*], </FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">> please give your
definitions of Largesse. </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Remember that this is only how I describe
Largesse, it is not the “one true” definition. As I’ve said throughout this
conversation, you are likely to get at the very least a slightly different
answer out of every Peer. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Largesse to me, is giving freely of oneself,
generosity of spirit. This one is actually a fairly easy dictionary
definition. The trick is what it translates into in the SCA.
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Primarily I think of service: Autocratting,
teaching, being an officer, washing dishes, helping put up pavilions, etc
without thought of anything in return except self satisfaction. It can also
mean sharing your home as crash space. It could mean giving away a prize won
at a tourney. It could mean donating to your local group or Kingdom during
fundraisers. It could mean giving up your older garb as donor garb. Pretty
much any time, effort, or goods that you give.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">How much Largesse do you need to be a Peer?
What types of Largesse are “better” than others? Again, you’ll get a different
answer from everyone. You are better off just doing what you can and doing it
to please yourself.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Gregory</FONT> </P>
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