And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire from him, that he may be struck down, and die.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Die. We no longer behold the genius of that David who would not hurt his persecutor. What a change does a shameful passion introduce in the whole conduct of a man! and how does one false step conduct from one abyss to another! Proprium humani in genii est odisse quem læseris. (Tacitus)
David could no longer bear the sight of a man whom he had injured so grievously. (Calmet)
