Bernhardt's Hamlet; and as I prepared to escape from my row of stalls in the darkening theatre, I experienced a noble shame for having seen the Dane so Disnatured, to use Mr. Lowell's word.
"Short Stories and Essays From "Literature and Life""
William Dean Howells
Opportunity may develop, hindrance may dwarf, the prevailing set of temptation may give a bent to character, but the germ planted at birth can never be wholly Disnatured by circumstance any more than soil or exposure can change an oak into a pine.
"The Function Of The Poet And Other Essays"
James Russell Lowell
Our Soules do abhorre the treacherous attempts of our Disnatured Countrey-men, that have endeavoured to make their native Kingdome a seat of Warre, and our bowels within us are moved to think upon the maine mischiefs, if not timeously prevented, that may follow upon the unatural Warres there; Like unto these under which this Kingdome hath groaned for a long time.
"The-Acts-Of-The-General-Assemblies-of-the-Church-of-Scotland"
Church of Scotland. General Assembly