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But tell me, wench, how will the world repute me For undertaking so unstaid a journey?

From Two Gentlemen of Verona by Shakespeare, William

Next he saith that 'common discontents make these breaches in unstaid minds and men given to change.'

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David

Will the King come, that I may breathe my last In wholesome counsel to his unstaid youth?

From King Richard II by Shakespeare, William

If this were not satisfactory, another guess might be hazarded: ‘Is it mine unstaid mind or Valentine’s praise.’

From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George

His words may be apprehended as if they disallowed only divorce for 'common discontents in unstaid minds,' having no cause but a 'desire for change;' and then we agree.

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David