Obs. [var. of UNSIGHTED ppl. a. 1.] Only in phr. unsight, unseen, without inspection or examination.
1622[?]. Middleton & Rowley, Old Laws, III. i. Take that at hazard, sir…. Unsight, unseen, I take 3. to one.
1632. Brome, North. Lasse, II. i. I would I had his Neece unsight and unseen I faith for her monies sake.
1710. Palmer, Proverbs, 352. A generous mind … gives unsight and unseen, and trusts the Divine Goodness for the return.
1764. Chesterf., Lett. (1774), II. 479. He tells you true as to Comtesse Cosel’s diamonds, which certainly nobody will buy here unsight unseen, as they call it.
1790. Cowper, Private Corr. (1824), II. 217. My very best compliments attend Mrs. Hill, whom I love, unsight unseen, as they say.
1810. Splendid Follies, I. 167. So you don’t dance with me?… Bernard, I find, is to enjoy that felicity, unsight unseen.
