poortith
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A-well-a-day!" said Richie; "but that maunna be, man—I ken weel, by sad experience, that poortith takes away pith, and the man sits full still that has a rent in his breeks.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
Ay, it is just my woman," said Andrew, "it is just hersell; I ken her gang yet, sair pressed down wi' poortith although she be.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
A man may hae an honest heart, Tho' poortith hourly stare him; poverty A man may tak a neibor's part, Yet hae nae cash to spare him.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
She does not know what poortith cauld will be like.'
From The Heir of Redclyffe by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Despite sickness, poortith, want and all, he was grinding all his life at the one job he revelled in.
From Courage by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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