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That which the days conceal shall yet be manifest to us: Not      one of us by death, indeed, unsmitten may remain.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John

He looked in at Miss Dexter's little garden, admirably neat and well-trimmed; dahlias, hollyhocks, sweet William and asters, though done with blossoms, still bore their green leaves unsmitten by the frost.

From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)

Oh! a brave, frank life, unsmitten by strife, We live wherever we roam, And our hearts are free as the great strong sea, In the shingle-splitter's home.

From The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens by Kendall, Henry

But religious fervour had to give way to material necessities, and the Tlascalan idols remained unsmitten, although their human sacrifices were somewhat stayed.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin

Dawn was shimmering in the east, but night still lurked unsmitten beneath the boskage.

From By Veldt and Kopje by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)