My parents, though poor, were religious and honest.
出自:Westminster MagazineWarren Hastings was poor, but his ancestors had once owned large estates.
出自: W. S. ChurchillWe were as poor as church mice once, but I would have every minute of it again.
出自:Milton Keynes ExpressThe poet was so poor he was in bed, for his clothes were pawned.
出自: A. Thwaite