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The Greek and Latin inscriptions of the Hauranic cities declare their origin: these, absolutely unalphabetic, refuse a single hint concerning the mysterious race which here lived and worked, and worked so nobly.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"If I were to choose between two great calamities for my children," he goes on to say, "I would rather have them unalphabetic than unimaginative."

From The Story Hour by Smith, Nora Archibald

In fact, the Guanches of Tenerife were unalphabetic.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir