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They are always paid justly for their work, and thus far it is not known that any grievance has been done them in any manner, nor have they been left unrecompensed.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

She looked at her daughter with cold displeasure, but under the displeasure Miranda saw the expression of despair and weariness that comes of unrecompensed toil, and a pang of remorse went through her heart.

From Clover and Blue Grass by Hall, Eliza Calvert

There is patient perseverance at unrecompensed, unrecorded, and unnoticed work.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander

Never, perhaps, have sterner accents affirmed the sovereignty of impersonal and unrecompensed law.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis

Good deeds performed on Gospel motives, though unknown and unvalued by the world, will not go unrecompensed or unowned by Him who values the cup of cold water given in His name.

From Memories of Bethany by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)