Adjective
poor old (not comparable)
(informal) Used to indicate that one has sympathy for something or someone familiar which does not having an optimal situation.
He wasn't completely wrong, poor old Gemistus (let Lord Andronicus and the patriarch suspect him if they like), in wanting us, telling us to become pagan once again. Constantine P. Cavafy
I am an old man With my bones very brittle, Though I am a poor old man Worth very little, Yet I suck at my long pipe At peace in the sun, I do not fret nor much regret That my work is done. Robert Graves
And now, my poor old woman, why are you crying so bitterly? It is autumn. The leaves are falling from the trees like burning tears- the wind howls. Why must you mimic them? Mervyn Peake
Poor old Spotty Muldoon. He thought of splitting the atom the other day. If only he could have had the idea about thirty years ago, he'd have made a bloody fortune. Peter Cook
The poor old Past, The Future's slave, She drudged through pain and crime To bring about the blissful Prime, Then - perished. There's a grave! Herman Melville
A poor old horse will have a worn out tail. Korean Proverb