undebased
Example Sentences
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A tale which does not interest fails essentially, and novelty, in the undebased sense of the word, is the root of interest.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Robert Saunders Dowst
But thy free bounty, undebased by pride, Prompt to anticipate the meek request, Unask'd the wants of modest Worth supplied, And spared the pang that shook the suppliant's breast.
From Poems (1828) by Thomas Gent
Forgive me, adored one!—forsake, if thou wilt;— But the heart which is thine shall expire undebased, And man shall not break it—whatever thou mayst.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
He conversed on religious subjects with the cheerfulness of virtue; his piety was undebased by gloom or enthusiasm; he was regular in the performance of all its duties, both in public and in private.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young
The lama is the only animal associated with man, and undebased by the contact.
From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth
