It enables me in all the unembellished sternness of legal proof to display to an age little credulous of much affection the force of a brother's love,-the high-hearted devotion by which a man encountered a long life of poverty and privation, rather than disturb the peaceful possession of a brother.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
"Asked me to marry him," Olwen replied, tranquil in the assurance that this unembellished truth would never be believed.
"The Disturbing Charm"
Berta Ruck
It is only after a man has got rid of all pretension, and taken refuge in mere unembellished existence, that he is able to attain that peace of mind which is the foundation of human happiness.
"Counsels and Maxims From The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer"
Arthur Schopenhauer