 Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.  The Works of the English Poets: Milton - Side 13af Samuel Johnson - 1779Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 sider
...brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. i. 250. And afterwards : — Here at least We shall be free ! th' Almighty hath not built Here for his...envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure ; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : Better to reign in hell, than... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 354 sider
...mind not to be chang'd by place or time. And afterwards : • Here at least We shall be free ! Hi' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure ; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : Better to reign in hell, than... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sider
...And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at leaat We shall @ / secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 676 sider
...Satan in his present situation. Thyer. Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least . "• We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: 260 Here we may reign secure, and in ray choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell: Better to... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 sider
...all but less than he M'hom thunder hath made greater ? Here at lean We shall be free ; th' Almi-lity hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : 260 Hure we may reitrn secure ; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : Better... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 sider
...all must do so who would greatly win. Byron's Doge of Venice, a. 2, s. 1. Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. Milton's Paradise Lost, b. 1. His trust was with th'... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 sider
...Tartaro: Alto preesse Tartaro siquidem juvat, Caelis quam in ipsis servi obire munia. Milton, i. 261. and in my choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell : Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. VIII. An interpolation in Grotius, Imioium.it,'! quaeque... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 sider
...Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : 960 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition though in hell : Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th'... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 sider
...And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall Bret-ful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. His erispe henee : Here we may reign seeure, and, in my ehoiee, To reign is worth ambition though in Hell : Better... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 sider
...should be—all but less than he Whom thunder had made greater ? Here at least We shall be free; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure; and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell, than... | |
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