1. Frederick the Great was the patron of many artists. 腓特烈大帝是许多艺术家的赞助人。
2. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences. 凯瑟琳大帝是艺术和科学的赞助人。
3. In 1755 British writer Samuel Johnson published an acerbic letter to Lord Chesterfield rebuffing his patron for neglecting and declining support. 1755年，英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊发表了一封致切斯特菲尔德勋爵的讽刺信，斥责其赞助人忽视并且拒绝支持他。
4. In 1755 British writer Samuel Johnson published an acerbic letter to Lord Chesterfield rebuking his patron for neglect and declining further support. 1755年，英国作家塞缪尔·约翰逊发表了一封给切斯特菲尔德勋爵的尖刻的信，谴责他的赞助人的忽视和拒绝进一步的支持。
5. Uruk, for instance, had two patron gods—Anu, the god of the sky and sovereign of all other gods, and Inanna, a goddess of love and war—and there were others, patrons of different cities. 例如，乌鲁克有两个守护神——阿努，天空之神，是所有其他神的主宰；伊娜娜，是爱与战争女神；还有其他不同城市的守护神。
