The chain of gold is transformed to iron, and the links corrode and lacerate the heart.

What would it avail her to still further lacerate the heart of the unhappy woman in whose presence she stood?

This complaint, punctuated with sighs and tears, lacerated the heart of Clementine.

What human soul could conceive how cruelly she lacerates the heart that loves her?

You look pale, princess, in spite of your rouge, and your laugh lacerates the heart.

"They only assail the tender feminine affections, only lacerate the heart!"