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Sully

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Sully
Maximilien de Béthune , Duc de Sully. 1559--1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of France after the Wars of Religion


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(cried I) how canst thou thus undauntedly endeavour to sully the spotless reputation of such bright Excellence?
Partridge likewise shovelled in his share of calumny, and (what may surprize the reader) not only bespattered the maid, but attempted to sully the lily-white character of Sophia herself.
There are, nevertheless, three or four female heads, of an ethereal beauty-portraits in the manner of Sully.
 
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