Both Uses of
compassion
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Will we too, like the cruel jews and the brutal soldiers, mock that gentle and compassionate Saviour Who trod alone for our sake the awful wine-press of sorrow?†
Chpt 3 *
- Then first her soul had begun to live as his soul had when he had first sinned, and a tender compassion filled his heart as he remembered her frail pallor and her eyes, humbled and saddened by the dark shame of womanhood.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(compassion) sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help