unsullied

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René Laurance never broke a promise, never forfeited a pledge; and to keep his name unsullied, his honour stainless, is his sole religion.

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  1. Not sullied. Not stained; not tarnished. Maiden honour … pure As the unsullied lily. Shak., L. L. L., v. 2. 352.
  2. Not disgraced; free from imputation of evil; pure; stainless. Pope, Dunciad, l. 158.

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  • Still I pursued my plan of the most rigid domestic propriety; still I preserved my faith inviolate, my name unsullied. —  Beaux and Belles of England
  • Dedicated to placing writers with fresh visions in contact with readers ready to be inspired to new on real world issues in a manner that is hip, unsullied, and often beautifully lyrical.
  • To build on the rock one must keep his credit absolutely unsullied, and he must make a friend of each and all to whom he sells The Judaic mental processes have been sharpened by migration. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
  • His integrity kept their good name unsullied at a time when too many yielding to what seemed necessity, were betaking themselves to doubtful means to preserve their credit. —  Janet's Love and Service
  • Margaret's reputation as Lady Mountcashel was not wholly unsullied, and when it was remembered that she had, at one time, been under the influence of Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the "Rights of Women," the fault was attributed to the immoral and irreligious teaching of the latter. —  Mary Wollstonecraft
 

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