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Meanings of unvarnished tale in English

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Usage of unvarnished tale in English
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A plain unvarnished tale is preferable to the most highly ornamented narrative.
Castle Rackrent
2
In brief, a plain, unvarnished tale unfold, and I shall be content.
An Original Belle
3
Neither of these versions, however, is a plain, unvarnished tale.
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
4
Then Malemute Kid, who was a born raconteur, told the unvarnished tale of the Northland Lochinvar.
The Son of the Wolf
5
In the first place, it is a plain, unvarnished tale, no attempt at fine writing in it.
The Last Harvest
6
Does he seem to you to be a romancer or a narrator of a plain unvarnished tale?
History of American Literature
7
Admirable, too, is the expression "round unvarnished tale."
The Man Shakespeare and His Tragic Life Story
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If he had written in the style of a plain seaman, and told a simple unvarnished tale, it would have been all right.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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I sat down to tell a plain, unvarnished tale, and I will not let the weird horror of that ride get into my pen.
Gulliver of Mars
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To quote Lord Bacon again, take my "round, unvarnished tale," and perhaps the world will yet acknowledge that some good has been done by
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
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Some of these bald, unvarnished tales give a capital idea of the men who conquered the wilderness.
A Hoosier Chronicle
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"But you shall hear me;" and Bobby proceeded to deliver his "plain, unvarnished tale."
Now or Never; Or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright: A Story for Yo...
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"Now," he said, "I will tell you a plain, unvarnished tale;" and he gave them, in full detail, the adventure he had gone through.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
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