Sentence:  [A]t length, after repeated <WSD>fruitleſs</WSD> trials, he lay down panting by me, kiſs'd my falling tears, and aſk'd me tenderly, what was the meaning of ſo much complaining, and if I had not born it better from other than I did from him? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Unproductive, useless.