defamed

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In all that he writes he stands revealed the true English gentleman, 'that grand old name,' as Tennyson calls it, Defamed by every charlatan, And soiled with all ignoble use.'

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852 by Chambers, Robert

The Queen, with hand Sudden and swift, brushed from her cheek a tear; And many a sob from that thick-crowding host Confessed what tenderest love can live in hearts Defamed by fools as barbarous.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

And thus he bore without abuse The grand old name of gentleman, Defamed by every charlatan, And soil'd with all ignoble use.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John