38558 examples of poor in sentences

If you could see what a shadow of himself the poor dear is you would understand that I simply must do what I have agreed to dogo with him.

"Plaguey poor play," Max was complaining.

Let him go, and take no notice of him: Poor rogue!

You forge these things prettily; but I have heard you are as poor as a decimated cavalier, and had not one foot of land in all the world.

The fountain's a poor excuse, it will not hold water; come, the name, the name.

You make poor Grecian beggars of us ladies; our desires must have no language, but only be fastened to our breasts.

You have lost your cully, Sir Timorous, and your friend, Burr, and all to get a poor beating.

Alas, alas, poor uncle!

Non. Five hundred pounds, out of poor six thousand pounds a-year!

Alas, poor woodcock, dost thou go a-birding?

Is he a poor fellow, or a gentleman? Serv.

A very poor fellow, sir. Trice.

Well considered: A poor lousy rascal, to intrench upon the game of gentlemen!

We must keep the poor soul in ignorance as long as we can, sir; for when she has once smoked it, I have no other way but to retreat into the body of my janizaries, my journey-men; and never come out into her presence more.

Come in, poor Toby.

Alas, poor Toby!

I have three poor children by my wife; and if you leave me to the wide world, with a new charge upon myself Non. Begone!

Tis a land-tax, which he's too poor to pay; You therefore must some other impost lay.

A poor boy.

No; light and darkness are but poor distinctions Of such, whose courage comes by fits and starts.

And, would you do but one poor thing I'll ask you, In all things else you ever shall command me.

Poor abject thing!

Capt. 'Faith, I have considered better on't: for, conversing a whole day together with honest men, I found them all so poor and beggarly, that a civil person would be ashamed to be seen with them:but you come from Don Roderick's cabin; what hopes have you of his life? Pir.

Consider first, the impossibility Of the attempt; four men, and two poor boys, (Which, added to our number, make us weaker) Against ten villains, more resolved for death, Than any ten among our holiest priests.

This climate's hard on women. Look at poor Bill Merston's wife!

38558 examples of  poor  in sentences