undebased

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In the visage of man, uncorrupted and undebased, we read the frankness and ingenuousness of his soul, the clearness of his reflections, the penetration of his spirit.

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William

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 Moore, Thomas

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

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

A Moment's Halt—Pray see this charming, chaste Ladies' Home Journal—"On the New Shirt Waist"— "Advice to Girls," and so forth—here is reach'd The Nothing women yearn for, undebased!

From The Rubaiyat of Omar Cayenne by Burgess, Gelett