in the hierarchy of music among the men who would face death rather than smirch their singing robes for the sake of a fleeting popularity |
Kaynak: Critical reputation of Arthur Sullivan

and management's attempts to "smirch the character and the newspaper career of the first man in three years who has been able to make
Kaynak: Robert Benchley

the hierarchy of music among the men who would face death rather than smirch their singing robes for the sake of a fleeting popularity
Kaynak: Arthur Sullivan