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From the size of the unburst shells which have been picked up, their cannon must be enormous.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry

Peering down we could see the steel handle of the unburst bomb.

From The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia by Gordon, Cora

She stood, her eyes cast downwards, And, upon them, dropp’d halfway, Lids, sweeter than the bosom Of an unburst lily, lay, With black abundant lashes, To keep out the upper day.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various