unmeaning

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Unmeaning joys enervate in the end, But sorrow yields a glorious dividend       In the long run.

From Poems of Cheer by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

Unmeaning, or in any case inconsistent, as this talk about 'correctness' may be, we cannot allow Pope so to escape from his own hyperbolical absurdities.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by De Quincey, Thomas

Never am I so alone As when I walk among the crowd — Blurred masks of stern or grinning stone, Unmeaning eyes and voices loud.

From Georgian Poetry 1918-19 by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir

Unmeaning and grotesque as it appears at first sight, a little attention enables us to decipher and interpret it.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir

The rooted multitude Nodded and brooded, bloomed and dreamed, Unmeaning, undivined.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis