Read full poem →How would the Trojans brand great Hector's name,
And one base action sully all my fame,
Acquired by wounds and battles bravely fought!
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. sullyprudhomme sullysully desully thomassully jamessully fortsully general
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Poetry examples for “sully”
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Read full poem →How would the Trojans brand great Hector's name,
And one base action sully all my fame,
Acquired by wounds and battles bravely fought!
Read full poem →Derives from heav'n, pure as the fountain is,
Is sully'd in the stream; taking a taint
From touch of human lips, at best impure.