Stained

Famous quotes containing the word stained:

“Near vermillion one gets stained red; near ink one gets stained black.”
—Chinese proverb.

“The stained unsightly breath
Of carious death.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“For often at Church I’ve seen the stained high glass
Pour out the Virgin and Saints, twist and untwist
The mortal youth of Christ astride an ass.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)