Gee, even Wordsworth bought into this sort of rationalization? I suppose that's possible. I suppose you could say that Wordsworth was a very theological poet, but some of his theology was just plain wacky.

As stated above, this idea of killing your evil enemy so he had the opportunity to make amends with his Maker, is an idea that goes way back. Seems to me, it's been a crazy idea from the very beginning.

It's amazing how hard humans work to rationalize whatever it is they want to do.

-Joe-