undebased

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For we are all undebased by slavery; and there is no land behind us, nor does even the sea afford a refuge, whilst the Roman fleet hovers around.

From The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Tacitus, Cornelius

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 Dowst, Robert Saunders

His pride, if we must call it so, undebased by the least tincture of mere vanity, was intertwined with a most exquisite charity, and was not inconsistent with true humility.

From MacMillan's Reading Books Book V by Anonymous

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 Young, Edward

The lama is the only animal associated with man, and undebased by the contact.

From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)