one's heart bleeds

My heart no longer bleeds for them; as I said before, they have gained the martyr's crown ; but it bleeds for you — it bleeds for your noble parents — it bleeds for those who, born in fatal error, think, when they kill His saints, they do their God a service.

1848, A. M., Montmorency, a Roman Catholic Tale, page 40

Such a woman comprehends all that is before her; and has the more capacity to suffer from that attitude, that she is able to subscribe to its justice. My heart bleeds for her .

1883, Mary Stanley, Measure for Measure, page 82

We are in the Men's College, with about 300 who have taken refuge with us, and like the apostles we have all things in common; but my heart bleeds for the terror-stricken people whose trust is not so strong as ours, and for the way in which many have gone home.

1896, Life and Light for Woman - Volume 26, page 59

Is there any heart that would not bleed for a young woman in your position?

1908, Gertrude Pahlow, “The Wealth of the Sinner”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 39, page 814

Look at those poor little children without shoes on their feet. My heart bleeds for them.