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poor devil

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Noun1.poor devil - someone you feel sorry forpoor devil - someone you feel sorry for          
victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance


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The poor devil went down like a felled ox, and rolled in the dirt among the furiously excited dogs.
Just to think of a party of these unnatural gourmands taking it into their heads to make a convivial meal of a poor devil, who would have no means of escape or defence: however, there was no help for it.
He won't let a poor devil go nowadays till he's explained it all to him under heads.
 
 
 
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