Example Sentences

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How many a woman, believed to have been Without a regret, I have known turn aside To burst into heartbroken tears undescried!

From Lucile by Meredith, Owen

This heard, to Damian straight a sign she made To haste before; the gentle squire obey'd: Secret and undescried he took his way, And, ambush'd close, behind an arbour lay.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

And here, side by side, Hand in hand, the two women sat down undescried, Save by guardian angels.

From Lucile by Meredith, Owen

What the deil, man—I crave your lordship's pardon for swearing—but it was no cathedral—only a lurking-place called the king's lugg, or ear, where he could sit undescried, and hear the converse of his prisoners.

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir

I will when day next clears the firmament,   Our ready host in haste be all prepared,   Closely to march to Sion's noble wall,   Unseen, unheard, or undescried at all.

From Jerusalem Delivered by Fairfax, Edward