Society seems to have reconciled itself to the unpardonable and unheard of crime, committed by two candidates for death, in talking to each other, and no longer disturbs us.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
But although it may be questioned whether such a picture should ever be painted, no one who looks through the form to the thought that shapes it would pronounce even this awful utterance "unpardonable."
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue
One fault may be forgiven, the other is unpardonable.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr