adjective
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That's a puir supper for the stamach o' an unweel cratur; an' I've a' my doots if she's no at this moment confined to her strae bed.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Except that they may ha’e had their ain thochts for a’ the puir bodies that ha’e grown feared this while,” added the old woman relenting.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
His puir Guidwife set doun the evenin' meal, An', by the fire, sat birrin' at her wheel.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
"Ye'll turn about, Earl Richard,165 And mak some mair o' me: An ye mak me lady o' ae puir plow, I can mak you laird o' three."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
The mention o' the last word made the puir creature blush.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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