Sentence:  Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The whilſt their owne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething <WSD>pittiful</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Feeling pity; merciful.