poor bed

Example Sentences

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He did not have even this poor bed to himself, but shared it with another boy in the store.

From Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money by Parton, James

In a darkened apartment of that same town sat Nora Jones, the very personification of despair, on a low stool, with her head resting on the side of a poor bed.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins

In his youth when, tired by his day’s labor, after a frugal meal, he lay down on a poor bed, he dreamed of a smiling, affectionate image.

From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José

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 Carsey, Alice