Undesignedly

Let us not attribute to malice and cruelty what may be referred to less criminal motives. Do we not often afflict others undesignedly, and, from mere carelessness, neglect to relieve distress?

“[…] Since that time, I have written to her many letters, but never could obtain an answer, which I must own sits somewhat the heavier, as she herself was, though undesignedly, the occasion of all my sufferings […]”

“He opened his whole heart to me yesterday as we travelled. It came out quite unawares, quite undesignedly. […]”

But we cannot close our remarks upon the apprenticeship system without noticing one good end which it has undesignedly accomplished, i.e., the illustration of the good disposition of the colored people.

Yet it would be difficult to name two writers whose works have been more completely, though undesignedly, colored by their personal feelings.