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At the end, “Machabree the Doctoure,” is abruptly and unconnectedly introduced at the bottom of the page.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

These stand beside one another unconnectedly and without any regard to order or sequence, like isolated points of light which emerge here and there out of the darkness of forgetfulness.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

Even the omission would not injure the poem; after the words "growing wants," you might, not unconnectedly, introduce "look at that little chub" down to "welcome one."

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

Johnson compares him who should endeavour to recommend this poet by passages unconnectedly torn from his works, to the pedant in Hierocles, who exhibited a brick as a sample of his house.

From Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature by Black, John

All pictures of early childhood rose again before her, dream-like, unconnectedly.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von