The plague was especially to be expected in low flat ground: the king may not even have been aware of the previous freedom of Israel; and in any case its importance as an evidence had not been pressed upon him.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
He knew that this was not the freedom they sought.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
I was thinking of nothing less in the world than a great 'blow for freedom,' as the 'Globe' has it.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever