Lady Patterne sent a little Hebe down, skirting the dancers, for an accurate report of it; and even the inappreciative lips of a very young lady transmitting the word could not damp the impression of its weighty truthfulness.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
He would rather ask too many questions than run the risk of seeming inappreciative.
"Children of the Wild"
Charles G. D. Roberts
Tired at last of this dull work, the duke slowly withdrew to his own mansion, feeling highly indignant that this inappreciative little actress should presume to slight the attentions of a great and powerful noble like himself; but he found some comfort in the thought that when she came to see and know him she could not long hold out against his numerous attractions.
"Captain Fracasse"
Theophile Gautier