His slow progress was like that of a slug, befouling beauty with a monstrous trail.

The reptile leans over them all, and the sour dirty smell of the scaly hide befouls the odorous breath of the roses.

The harem of the Turk Enfolds Haripsime's fresh maidenhood, And there where danger and corruption lurk, Where Shitan's nameless and befouling brood Surround each Georgian and Armenian pearl, She weeps and weeps, shunning the shallow joys Of trinkets, robes, of music, or the whirl Of joyous dance, of singing girls and boys, And murmurs always in a sobbing prayer, "Shall never help be sent?

Krishna, having defied the hydra-headed snake whose poison has befouled the River Jumna, is dancing in triumph on its sagging heads.

Thus she might have been expected to befoul her room, yet never could anyone, whether man or beast, have shown more nicety in such matters.

He who hath brush and colours, and chance-wise Doth daub, befouling walls and canvases, Is not a painter; but, unhelped by these, He who in art is masterful and wise.

In this whirlpool lives the giant snake, Kaliya, whose poison has befouled the water, curdling it into a great froth.