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This man, at the time, was piercing heaven itself with the cries of despondency, despair, beggary, and ruin.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “This man, at the time, was piercing heaven itself with the cries of despondency, despair, beggary, and ruin.”
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Burke vividly describes the desperate state of a man, highlighting the emotional turmoil he faces.
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