unlearned

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Unlearned he knew no schoolman’s subtle art, No language, but the language of the heart.

From An Essay on Man by Morley, Henry

She was not that ideal of grace and gentleness which "Untutored youth, Unlearned in the world's false subtleties," enthrones within the temple of his heart, but was, notwithstanding, a remarkable woman.

From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by Owens, John Algernon

Unlearned was she as one of the shy birds of the forest, but then she was eminently teachable.

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

Unlearned Æneas fell aquake at such a wondrous thing,710 And asketh what it all may mean, what rivers these may be, And who the men that fill the banks with such a company.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William

But before I enter particularly on them, it will not be amiss to give the Unlearned Instructions for making his Moulds for Rockets, &c.

From The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, The Science of Defence by Howlett, Robert