"It will be a thankless office," said Miss Julia.
"One Maid's Mischief"
George Manville Fenn
My little servants took hold of their filthy job and worked unceasingly though it was a thankless task-for soap and soda did not exist, and food, save the vegetables and a little pork, was hard to get.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
And it's a thankless task to persuade any woman that her husband is unworthy of her, besides being an impertinence.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell