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Meanings of poor fool in English

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Usage of poor fool in English
1
The poor fool himself appeared the ghost of what he had been.
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2
2
If some poor fool comes in their way, they pounce on him.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems
3
It has nothing to do with that poor fool of a cashier.
The Bat
4
Like enough 'e's some poor fool as wants to join the circus.
The Rose in the Ring
5
He wants to reform us and save our souls, the poor fool.
The unnatural inquirer
6
Some poor fool accidentally loaded a practice missile instead of a warshot.
Imperfect Sword
7
Whatever he did went with me, same as with this poor fool!
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
8
The poor fool is miles away now, in a safe place.
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
9
But I got your letter and over-persuaded him, the poor fool.
Morning Star
10
For the woman that some poor fool supposed her to be.
The Vultures
11
I know what the poor fool affects, leave that to me.
The Cloister and the Hearth
12
You think you are talking to that poor fool Bernard Heaton.
Revenge!
13
Then, like a poor fool, I began to laugh and shout.
San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906
14
And what have you done with your sandals, you poor fool?
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
15
And but lately she has sent away Dioscorides the physician, because, poor fool!
Cleopatra
16
So I 'phones to him and he, the poor fool, he admits it!
Babbitt
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