In spite of myself, I did not get away without, however guiltlessly, having yielded to the spirit of the place.
"Roman Holidays and Others"
W. D. Howells
It afforded a glimpse of the pain with which all her people must endure, however proudly they hide it or light- heartedly forget it, from the despite and contumely to which they are guiltlessly born; and when I thought how irreparable was this disgrace and calamity of a black skin, and how irreparable it must be for ages yet, in this world where every other chance and all manner of wilful guilt and wickedness may hope for covert and pardon, I had little heart to laugh.
"Masterpieces Of American Wit And Humor"
Thomas L. Masson (Editor)
Hildeburh had at least no cause to praise the fidelity of the Jutes; guiltlessly was she deprived at the war-game of her beloved sons and brothers; one after another they fell wounded with javelins; that was a mournful lady.
"The Ethnology of the British Islands"
Robert Gordon Latham