Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

ומִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִּ֣י אֵ֭בֶר כַּיֹּונָ֗ה אָע֥וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃

Psalm 55:6

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 55:6).

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Plato. Νόμοι [Laws]. c. 346 BC, bk. 7.

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Plato. Θεαίτητος [Theatetus]. c. 400 BC.

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Plato. Theatetus, translated by John McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2014.

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Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 6.

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Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.