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Meanings of poor puss in English

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Usage of poor puss in English
1
But I am forgetting poor puss.
What the Animals Do and Say
2
Dick went upstairs and brought down poor puss, and gave her to the captain with tears in his eyes.
Favorite Fairy Tales
3
Dick went upstairs and fetched poor puss, but there were tears in his eyes when he gave her to the captain.
English Fairy Tales
4
Then the prince built up a heap of straw, with wood on it; and there he laid poor puss, and set fire to the pile.
Prince Prigio / From "His Own Fairy Book"
5
Poor puss was nearly tired out, and could carry them no longer.
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader
6
Can you do it by patting his back and saying, ' Poor Puss'?
Poor Relations
7
Poor puss don't walk in the butter, she did.
The Irish Times
8
Poor puss, you've been very ill, have you not?
A Love Episode
9
4th Player.-Poorpuss had best get out of that, etc.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School
10
Poor pussy, then, poor puss!
Mr. Justice Raffles
11
' Poor Puss,' she croons, stroking him from head to tail.
The crimson petal and the white
12
' Poor puss,' said her mistress.
Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth Century
13
" Poor puss!" said Ruth stroking it tenderly.
The Kitchen Cat, and other Tales
14
" Poor puss," she murmured.
Hell House
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