poor bed
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Up two flights of rickety stairs they carried the wasted form of Mary Gough, and laid her tenderly upon a clean but very poor bed.
From Sowing and Reaping by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Who has seen on so small a theatre as my poor bed, such a representation of the disappointments of Fortune.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões
On the other side of the poor bed in the gloaming stood Benedetto.
From The Saint by William Roscoe Thayer
"Lie down a little, dear," she added, "its only the pain, poor boy, of an empty stomach—lie down on your poor bed, God help you, and when the supper's ready you'll be better."
From The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
The furniture could not have been simpler—a rickety chair, a poor bed, and a broken-down table.
From Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet by Alice Carsey
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