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O sir! sir!" cried his mother, wringing her hands, and addressing the lieutenant, "if ye hae a drap o' compassion in yer heart, spare my puir bairn!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
Ye were once puir yersel'," she went on; "I was once a puir girl with naebody to care for me, and was in service when I was eleven years old.
From In Answer to Prayer The Touch of the Unseen by W. Boyd Carpenter
"Phew-ts!—e-eh what a ding ma puir buit wad a gotten if a'd had it on!!"
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands 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 Alexander Leighton
Ye may be married and awa lang afore she kens onything about it, puir thing.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
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