1857, John Turvill Adams, The Knight of the Golden Melice:
A cabin with thee in these wilds were better than a palace ungraced by thy presence.
1919, A. F. Pollard, Henry VIII.:
The interview, ungraced by the presence of France's Queen, would, said Henry, be robbed of most of its charm; and he gave Charles to understand that, unless he reached England by the middle of May, his visit would have to be cancelled.