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Sir, my presence shall not offend you any longer: but when reason and reflection take their turn, I am sure you will not be pleased with yourself for this unpaternal passion.

From The Man of the World (1792) by Macklin, Charles

The man turned then to the baby and said in a curiously unpaternal tone: "Come here, my little man; don't you know me?"

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin

"I think him everything harsh and unpaternal when politics is the subject of conversation," replied that young lady guardedly.

From An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada by Wetherald, A. Ethelwyn

An unpaternal government had allowed a ship to undertake a voyage of twelve thousand miles, with a short crew, short provisions, and just twice as many passengers as could be protected from the weather.

From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles

Such was his unpaternal way of contemplating the rising hopes of his house.

From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)