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The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.
Edward Irving
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"The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others."
— Edward Irving

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The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others. — Edward Irving

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Edward Irving was a Clergyman from United States (1924–2013).

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This quote is attributed to Edward Irving, a Clergyman from United States.
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Edward Irving lived from 1924 – 2013.