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Meanings of thankless office in English

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Usage of thankless office in English
1
But as it is a heartless, so is it a thankless office.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
2
I undertook a thankless office, and have been rightly served for my folly.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 2
3
One must feel some respect for the man who undertakes such a thankless office.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
4
I resign the very thankless office of so-called leadership.
The Sword Maker
5
To arrest young gentlemen on the downward slope is both a dangerous and thankless office.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6
6
A stepmother is a sort of thankless office.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
7
The vine and the fig tree answered, they would not leave their sweetness for such a thankless office.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
8
He had undertaken a thankless office.
Friends and Neighbors; Or, Two Ways of Living in the World
9
A thankless office, my dear.
Melbourne House
10
There you will be lord of your peasants and workmen, and learn if it is not a thankless office to rule.
Frederick the Great and His Court
11
But, he cannot be induced again to undertake the thankless office of seeking relief from the benevolent for a fellow creature in need.
Friends and Neighbors; Or, Two Ways of Living in the World
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Thankless office across language varieties
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