All 4 Uses of
compassion
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- I do it to kindle a flame of compassion in your hearts for my sisters who are still in bondage, suffering as I once suffered.†
Chpt 5 *compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- She felt that her marriage vows were desecrated, her dignity insulted; but she had no compassion for the poor victim of her husband's perfidy.†
Chpt 6
- Sometimes I thought God was a compassionate Father, who would forgive my sins for the sake of my sufferings.†
Chpt 23compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- The fact that he was entirely dependent on Luke's care, and was obliged to be tended like an infant, instead of inspiring any gratitude or compassion towards his poor slave, seemed only to increase his irritability and cruelty.†
Chpt 40compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help