Perhaps psychologically, sympathy pains allow the man to go through the pain with the woman, so she doesn't have to do it alone. According to one article I unearthed on the subject, though, there is a biological foundation for these feelings. Men with pregnant partners were shown to have an increased level of estrogen and a decreased level of testosterone in one test.
William Blake (1757-1827) , English artist, mystic and poet wrote Songs of Innocence (1789): a poetry collection written from the child s point of view, of innocent wonderment and spontaneity in natural settings which includes Little Boy Lost, Little Boy Found and The Lamb;
He also makes the assertion that the death... of a beautiful woman is unquestionably the most poetical topic in the world. Poe uses the composition of his own poem The Raven as an example. The essay first appeared in the April 1846 issue of Graham's Magazine. It is uncertain if it is an authentic portrayal of Poe's own method. 1 Poe's philosophy of composition.