unacquainted

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Isaac lives in a cottage near the road side,    He envies not Princes or Kings, Unacquainted with splendor no lover of pride,    He says it oft poverty brings.

From An Address to a Wealthy Libertine or, the Melancholy Effects of Seduction; with a Letter from an Unfortunate Farmer's Daughter, to her Parents in Norfolk by Parkerson, James

Unacquainted with me, and ignorant of my sentiments, they have readily believed the accusations of my enemies.

From Thoughts on African Colonization by Garrison, William Lloyd

Unacquainted with the nature and functions of power, you have not dared to stop for a single explanation; you have not given the slightest example.

From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)

Unacquainted with their shadowy pleasures, her preparations for her nuptials were a dream of joy, too soon to be blasted with the realities of suffering that characterize the union not blessed by Heaven.

From Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius by O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.)

Unacquainted myself with the language, I was ably and untiringly helped, as I have said, by my late friend Mr. Neuhauss.

From Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria by Westgarth, William