poortith

But sit here on the skylight till I tell you, Tom, where the 'poortith' comes in. "

As We Sweep Through The Deep Gordon Stables 1875

And as for _poortith cauld_, and _pauky chiel_, I leave them to those who can appreciate them:

Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Frederic S. Cozzens

Alas! that e'er poortith should blight love's young blossom,

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various

My sun is set, my eyne are wet, cauld poortith now is mine;

Northumberland Yesterday and To-day 1908

O poortith cauld, and restless love, [cold poverty]

Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

May poortith ne'er throw us in the dirt, or gowd into the high saddle [34].

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874

She does not know what poortith cauld will be like. '

The Heir of Redclyffe Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

His wit gat wings and would hae flown, but pinchin 'poortith pu'd him down.

The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836

[102] Burns's "O poortith cauld and restless love."

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801

“A-well-a-day!” said Richie; “but that maunna be, man — I ken weel, by sad experience, that poortith takes away pith, and the man sits full still that has a rent in his breeks. 29

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004