soiled (adj.)
Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
And thus he bore without abuse
The grand old name of gentleman,
Defamed by every charlatan,
And soil'd with all ignoble use.
Careful Words
Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as the sunbeam.
And thus he bore without abuse
The grand old name of gentleman,
Defamed by every charlatan,
And soil'd with all ignoble use.