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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 2-The Great Image
of traitors, he lay a bloody corpse in a rude

cart. The sight of the melancholy spectacle

drew tears even from the eyes of Alexander,

familiar though he was with all the horrible

vicissitudes and bloody scenes of war.

Throwing his cloak over the body, he

commanded it to be conveyed to the captive

ladies of Susa, himself furnishing the

necessary means for a royal funeral. For this

generous act let us give him credit; for he

stands sadly in need of all that is his due.

When Darius fell, Alexander saw the field

cleared of his last formidable foe.

Thenceforward he could spend his time in his

own manner, now in the enjoyment of rest and

pleasure, and again in the prosecution of some

minor conquest. He entered upon a pompous

campaign into India, because, according to