“In every pang that rends the heart
The Man of Sorrows had a part”
Michael Bruce (1746–1767) Scottish poet and hymnist
"Where high the heavenly temple stands".
“I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.”
— Joseph Addison, book Cato
Act IV, scene iii.
Cato, A Tragedy (1713)
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