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Poem Text
a fleeting glance with haughty eyes
upon sacred cleansing no surprise
in battle but safe, now summ’nd
please go home and be a husband
duty bound, with you i will remain
brothers not yet free from pain
in battle not safe, now summ’nd,
someone’ll go and be a husband
This was loosely based around King David when he committed adultery with Bathsheba who consequently became pregnant. After learning this, David tried to cover his sin and eventually arranged for Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, to be killed in battle. (2 Samuel 11:1–12:9).
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