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We can only look upon a living body as a machine by forming new conceptions of a machine—a machine utterly unmechanical, which is a contradiction of terms.

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John

How utterly unmechanical a living body is, at least how far it transcends mere mechanics is shown by what the chemists call "autolysis."

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John

Again, as it had been with that oval door in Monta Park, there was baffling suggestion of unmechanical movement.

From Shock Treatment by Mullen, Stanley

And there must be some way in which men can be mechanical and unmechanical at will.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

Several thousands were made and sold, but its strange appearance and unmechanical operation raised many objections.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various