distant
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The worthiness of praise distains his worth, If that the prais'd himself bring the praise forth; But what the repining enemy commends, That breath fame blows; that praise, sole pure, transcends.
From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William
Now, but one petty cloud distains our sky.
From Tecumseh : a Drama by Mair, Charles
We have a scutcheon bright, By our dead fathers bought; A fearful blot distains its white— Who hath such evil wrought?
From The Liberty Minstrel by Clark, George W.
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