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Thou wast not born to bend The unpliant bow, or to direct the shaft, But here are nobler who shall soon prevail.

From The Odyssey of Homer by Cowper, William

The unpliant disposition, strict in the observance of all ancient customs and usages, was then first bent and subdued, and more liberal and extended views became prevalent.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Somewhat unelastic, unpliant to the eye, attached to the old modes of thought and convention, but noble in quality and defects; I like her much.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

“He is unpliant, self-sequestered, coarse-grained; beyond all conception easy and phlegmatic.”

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various

Ours are the same in their general character, and rendered still more unpliant, by our having thirteen parliaments to relax, instead of one.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson