Shak.
Weigh the danger with the doubtful bliss, And thank yourself if aught
should fall amiss.
Dryden.
Thank"ful (?), a. [AS. þancfull.] 1. Obtaining or deserving thanks;
thankworthy. [R.]
Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass That mends the looker's
eyes; this is the well That washes what it shows.
Herbert.
2. Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to
acknowledge it; grateful.
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Ps. c. 4.
— Thank"ful*ly, adv. — Thank"ful*ness, n.
Thank"less, a. 1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing
thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
That she may feel How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a
thankless child!
Shak.
2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless
task.
To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the night allowed.
Chapman.
— Thank"less*ly (#), adv. — Thank"less*ness, n.
Thank"ly, adv. Thankfully. [Obs.] Sylvester (Du Bartas).
Thanks"give (?), v. t. To give or dedicate in token of thanks. [Obs. or
R.] Mede.
Thanks"giv`er (?), n. One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness.
Barrow.
Thanks"giv`ing (?), n. 1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing
gratitude for favors or mercies.
Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be
received with thanksgiving.