ppl. a. (UN-1 10.)
1644. Milton, Divorce, Introd. A 4 b. His ungirt permissions, his venial and unvenial dispences, wherwith the Law of God pardoning and unpardoning hath bin shamefully branded.
1700. Dryden, Pal. & Arc., II. 344. Curse on th’ unpard’ning Prince, whom Tears can draw To no Remorse.
1725. Pope, Odyss., XX. 351. Whom Pallas with unpard’ning fury fir’d.
1810. Monthly Mag., XXIX. 209. A rash, unruly, Unpardoning soul.
1894. Ammetta Josepa Halliday, ‘Let No Man Put Asunder,’ in Outing, XXIV. April, 13/2. ‘I have been so hard, so unforgiving, so unpardoning,’ she said in a low tone, ‘how can you still care?’
