pity

See: TAKE PITY ON or TAKE PITY UPON.

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take pity on

[take pity on] also [take pity upon] {v. phr.} To feel sympathy or pity and do something for. * /Mary took pity on the orphan kittens./ * /The farmer took […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

What a pity!

[What a pity!] How unfortunate! What a shame! * /What a pity that he couldn't join us on our Hawaiian trip./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

Don Marquis

(1878-1937) U.S. comic poet Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. www.sky-net-eye.com

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) Such is the human race. Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party didn't miss the boat. www.sky-net-eye.com

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