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Next he saith that 'common discontents make these breaches in unstaid minds and men given to change.'

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David

My soul was like the sea, Before the moon was made, Moaning in vague immensity, Of its own strength afraid, Unrestful and unstaid.

From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by Lowell, James Russell

If this were not satisfactory, another guess might be hazarded: ‘Is it mine unstaid mind or Valentine’s praise.’

From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

But tell me, wench, how will the world repute me 60 For undertaking so unstaid a journey?

From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

But tell me, wench, how will the world repute me For undertaking so unstaid a journey?

From Two Gentlemen of Verona by Shakespeare, William