poor bed

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A poor bed warmeth me more than a rich one, for I am jealous of my poverty.

From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

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

You laugh now as then at me, and my poor bed, which has heard for more than a year past only my sighs and prayers for your majesty's success.

From Frederick the Great and His Family by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.

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

And for thee, my boy, when faint beneath thy lovely burden, could I refuse to give thy slumbers that poor bed of rest!

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey