Why is it that he often destroys and disfigures his own temples and images?
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Here and there, even in the home-field, and nearly always in the more distant land, a big black stump disfigures the surface, and betrays the poverty or possibly the carelessness of the owner, who has carved his homestead from the brush.
"Two Years in Oregon"
Wallis Nash
It is a pity that the wooden pillar which supports the small upper staircase, somewhat disfigures it, and mars the effect of this beautiful sculptured rosace.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse