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Now the word unwatchfulness, or I might change it for carelessness, is a very general term.

From Standards of Life and Service by Howard, Thomas Henry

On sitting down in meeting this evening I got into a state of unwatchfulness, which continued so long as to deprive me of the refreshment my poor mind so often stands in need of.

From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by Yeardley, John

That they should carefully guard against the evils formerly mentioned, which brought on this distemper; such as carelessness, untenderness, unwatchfulness, laziness, carnal security, formality, and want of seriousness, &c.

From Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Brown, John (of Wamphray)

For truly I have for some time been as in a state of death and darkness, owing to my unwatchfulness.

From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by Yeardley, John

It was a cause of great grief to him when, through unwatchfulness, he was led into folly.

From Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow by Jewell, F.