have pity on
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However, he did express his feelings, writing in the Auschwitz memorial’s guest book in Spanish: “Lord, have pity on your people. Lord, forgive so much cruelty.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2016
TranslationBird on a briar, bird, bird on a briar,We come from love, and love we crave,Blissful bird, have pity on me,Or dig, love, dig for me my grave.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013
The 47-year-old father finally convinced the owner of a nearby liquor store to have pity on them and hand over a tin of Spam and a box of Ritz crackers so they could eat dinner.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2011
The jury may yet have pity on her, but Jordan will almost certainly spend a good deal of the rest of her life in jail.
From Newsweek
“I should, of course, have pity on you,” he said, “if not on Arthur.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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