If you are W. Brown, and you didn't see the I. O. U. signed, and can't find anybody who knows Jones's autograph, and Jones won't pay, the I. O. U. will be of no use to you in the county court, except to make the judge laugh.

In vain did the Czar himself offer to give his word that no use would be made of any of his forces.

Another thing: if I don't get Buck to-day he'll be of no use to us; that is, if the snow keeps on.

"No use," said Tom softly.

No, it is no use your cocking your pistol, sir.

Wit, like tierce-claret, when't begins to pall, Neglected lies, and's of no use at all, But, in its full perfection of decay, Turns vinegar, and comes again in play.

St. John in the Revelations describes the New Jerusalem to be built all of gold and silver and precious stones, for the saints commonly take so much delight in those creatures that nothing else could prevail with them ever to come thither; and as those times are called the Golden Age in which there was no gold at all in use, so men are reputed godly and rich that make no use at all of their religion or wealth.

" Once more the tutor looked at the pupil whom he was to lead into the classic halls of Harvard, and once more he said: "Well!" People were streaming into town now, and I persuaded the tutor that there was no use for him to begin his studies again.

After some years spent in long voyages, he had fancied a trip on a coaster as a change, and, the schooner Curlew having no use for a ship's carpenter, had shipped as cook.

These animals were of no use to the Government for a long time.

Her relations obtained possession of power, but no use was made of it except to keep him in exile.

It's of no use to hurt her feelings.

But 'twas no loss, for I've no use for it, anyway," says Fredrik.

It is distressing to all lovers of children, to see what havoc is made by them in plantations near London; and even grown persons are not entirely free from this fault, for, not content with a proper foot-path, they must walk on a man's plantations, pull up that which can be of no use, and thereby injure the property of their neighbour.

Sounds and signs which give rise to no idea in the mind, because the child has never seen or known the things represented, are of no use, and can only burden the memory.

Thought was no use, nothing was any use, and my stomach was sick, sick with fear.

" "It is of no use to go on acting insanity before me," answered Matilde, with a bitter sigh, as she raised her face from her hands and moved away from the fireplace, not looking at him.

"They are taking her because she is such a good boat; no use having a leaky old tub for such work.

It was no use looking for Bob upon the terrace now; yet I did look there, among other obvious places, before I could bring myself to knock at his door.

Well, well, we must turn our faces forward, Mr. Timmins; it is no use dwelling on the dreadful irremediable past.

"There's no use in anticipating trouble.

Your cards would be of no use to a spendthrift.

'Tain' no use to hang me; you gwan to kyetch Palmyre yit; li courri dans marais; she is in de swamp yeh, sum'ers; but as concernin' me, you'd oughteh jis gimme fawty an lemme go.

"It is no use," he said.

She began to drift to leeward, and being unable to aim at the enemy, we could make no use of the bow gun.