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It was the début of a barrister just called, and wholly unpractised in public speaking, before a court crowded with men of the greatest distinction, belonging to all parties of the State.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.

But Idoine's tender limbs trembled at the unpractised part in which her truthful spirit must belie itself.

From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul

They give to me no more pleasure than a fine anatomical foreshortened drawing by Michael Angelo would to an unpractised eye.

From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by Knowles, John

But I pretend no claim at all to yours; Besides, you are more beautiful than I, And fitter to allure unpractised hearts: Therefore I once more beg you will not see her.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

The heavy head and the light shaft make the ulutoa an attractive missile, but the unpractised European finds the knack of throwing straight very difficult to acquire.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil