poortith

British  

/ ˈpuːrˌtɪθ /

noun

1. a variant of puirtith

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poortith

But poortith 's a foe to the peace o' this bosom, That glows sae devoutly, dear lassie, for thee; Alas! that e'er poortith should blight love's young blossom, When riches nae lasting contentment can gie.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

I will not fly My own beloved border; For poortith dwells and famine pales In your Highlands of disorder.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Come wealth, come poortith, late or soon, Heaven send your heart-strings ay in tune, And screw your temper pins aboon A fifth or mair, The melancholious, lazy croon O’ cankrie care.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

His wit gat wings and would hae flown, but pinchin' poortith pu'd him down.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

I'm thinking, wi' sic a braw fellow, In poortith I might mak a fen; What care I in riches to wallow, If I maunna marry Tam Glen!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert