unmeet

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Then, lady, lay aside that haughty scorning— A robe unmeet to deck a mortal frame; Mild be thy light, and innocent as morning, And shine on high and humble still the same.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 by Various

Because of little death-cold feet, for earth's Rough roads unmeet, I'd journey leagues to save from sin and harm Such little feet.

From Lotus Buds by Carmichael, Amy

The slightest curve on a face, May give an expression unmeet; Yet hers is so perfect and sweet, And shaped with such delicate grace, Its loveliness is complete.

From Stories in Verse by Abbey, Henry

Sprung from Videha's monarch, she A sad and lovely devotee, Roaming the wood, unmeet for woe, Will toil and trouble undergo.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Thy words are unmeet for a maiden’s ear.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster