unattempted

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In Vienna, Prof. Maximilian Langster, famed mesmerist, advertised that he would perform feats of hypnotism "hitherto unattempted."

From Time Magazine Archive

The problem which "humanity" posed to Mr. Hughes is as yet unattempted.

From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace)

The historical document is all-pervasive, enters into every scene, interrupts the action; but anything like historical psychology, any attempt to get at the real character of the personages presented, is wholly unattempted.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin

He certainly effected great things, but left much that he might have achieved totally unattempted.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

All those enquiries, which from that time that human nature became the fashionable study have been made sometimes with nice discernment, but often with idle subtilty, were yet unattempted.

From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol