ANT: Unwatchful, invigilant, unwakeful, slumbrous, drowsy, heedless, careless, inobservant, inattentive, uncircumspect, unwary, incautious, distracted.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

She was not even perfectly certain of the consequence of her steady refusal at the altar, and she trembled, more than ever, at the power of Montoni, which seemed unlimited as his will, for she saw, that he would not scruple to transgress any law, if, by so doing, he could accomplish his project.
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe

But the cunning and suspicious nature of which we spoke,—he who has committed many crimes, and fancies himself to be a master in wickedness, when he is amongst his fellows, is wonderful in the precautions which he takes, because he judges of them by himself: but when he gets into the company of men of virtue, who have the experience of age, he appears to be a fool again, owing to his unseasonable suspicions; D he cannot recognise an honest man, because he has no pattern of honesty in himself; at the same time, as the bad are more numerous than the good, and he meets with them oftener, he thinks himself, and is by others thought to be, rather wise than foolish.
— from The Republic of Plato by Plato

There was a report that one of our ships having by stealth delivered her cargo, among which was some bales of English cloth, cotton, kerseys, and such-like goods, the Spaniards caused all the goods to be burned, and punished the men with death who were concerned in carrying them on shore.
— from A Journal of the Plague Year Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in London by Daniel Defoe

He thought nothing of it, but when he went out to get into his trap and drive home, he saw her again, standing a little way off; she looked at him with a woebegone air, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

The parson of the parish, whose acquaintance I have not been at much pains to cultivate, taking umbrage at my supposed disrespect, has contributed not a little towards the confirmation of this opinion, by dropping certain hints to my prejudice among the vulgar, who are also very much scandalised at my entertaining this poor tabby cat with the collar about her neck, which was a favourite of my deceased companion.”
— from The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. (Tobias) Smollett

"But you look so tired: I'm sure you must be ill——" Miss Bart set down her cup with a start.
— from The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

“Ach, we are so different,” he cried again, “we are not alike.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Sound and glimmer merged To make an eerie void, through which he urged With frantic spur some whirlwind of a steed That made the way as glass beneath his speed, Yet scarce kept pace with something dear that fled On, ever on—just half a dream ahead: Until it seemed, by some vague shape dismayed, He cried aloud for Hugh, and the steed neighed— A neigh that was a burst of light, not sound.
— from The Song of Hugh Glass by John G. Neihardt

This was indeed the fact, as I saw directly he called my attention to it, and I determined, therefore, to paint three more before I left.
— from At the Court of the Amîr: A Narrative by John Alfred Gray

"On good service we are going 25 Life to risk by sea and land, In which course if Christ our Saviour Do my sinful soul demand, Hither come thou back straightway, Hubert, if alive that day; 30 Return, and sound the Horn, that we May have a living House still left in thee!"
— from The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4 (of 8) by William Wordsworth

Even Uncle Limpy-Jack came bobbing along for a while, shouting, "Dyah she go!" at the top of his voice; but being soon distanced he called his dog, Rock, and went back to beat the ditch bank again.
— from The Long Hillside A Christmas Hare-Hunt In Old Virginia 1908 by Thomas Nelson Page

From its field Clive marched rapidly on Kanchípuram, took possession, after a short siege, of the strong pagoda which, meanwhile, had been seized by the enemy; then, having placed in Arcot a sufficient garrison, returned to Madras, thence to Fort St. David, having carried out to the letter the programme he had submitted at the latter place to Governor Saunders.
— from Rulers of India: Lord Clive by G. B. (George Bruce) Malleson

Then she drank her cup of broth and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said: ‘What shall I do?
— from Grimms' Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm