unassured

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The passing mention of “civil war” is I believe an unnamed reference to the 1786 Shays’ rebellion which reminds us even from Justice Story’s 1837 vantage that our nation’s continued existence has often been unassured.

From Forbes • May 12, 2015

If you are wholly unassured of your being a believer, is it not a contradiction in terms to say, that you are sure the believers' promises belong to you?

From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Bonar, Andrew A.

Graceful she entered the forbidden court, Her bosom throbbing with her purpose high; Slow were her steps, and unassured her port, While hope just trembled in her azure eye.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 by Various

Still He persisted in his design; and with a voice unassured and frequent interruptions, He contrived to finish the four first lines of the page.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

The priest said the words and paused while they were repeated; by one voice firmly and strongly, by the other low and unassured, yet clear.

From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)