bootless errand

Example Sentences

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I would rather have a double purpose than a bootless errand, any day?

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

"I will be there," replied the duke; "but if I am brought on a bootless errand, not even my royal father shall save thee from chastisement."

From Windsor Castle by Ainsworth, William Harrison

I say," said the cunning Jason, "that they are come here on a bootless errand.

From Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People by Ostertag, Blanche

I rode over accordingly, but found I had gone on a bootless errand.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.

"But he's gone on a bootless errand, I tell ye," continued Mrs. Garth.

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir