I conceive likewise a horrid idea in receiving mercy from a being, who at the last day shall be shrieking to the rocks and mountains to cover him, and fleeing with terror from the orphan, the widow, and the slain of America.
Paine expresses a strong condemnation of the enemy, imagining their ultimate judgment for their actions against America.
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