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A short speech; and an unattentive, and disheartened audience!

From The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola by Gordon, Thomas

Young men, who are too unattentive to receive lectures, are irresistibly taken with performances.

From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various

She saw him stooping to the bag, undoing the loosely buckled strap, unattentive.

From Women in Love by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Valentine watched her narrowly, though he seemed unattentive to her.

From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Thou appearest everywhere; and everywhere unattentive mortals neglect to perceive Thee. 

From The Existence of God by Morley, Henry