 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pagina’s
...least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : 560 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in HelJ, than serve in Heaven. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates and copartners... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pagina’s
...prsesse Tartaro liquidem juvat, Cecils quam in ipsis servi obire munia. Milton I. 261. and in my chcrtcc To reign is worth ambition though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. VIII. An interpolation in Grotius, Innominata qtueque nominibui sui.i, Libet vocare propriis... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pagina’s
...least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: 360 Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign...Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates and copartners of our loss, 265 Lie... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1841 - 1092 pagina’s
...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...though in hell; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven !" " I might multiply passages of the same kind ; but I dare only allude to the proposition... | |
 | John Walker - 1799 - 438 pagina’s
...the common arrangement of emphatic inflexion, though contrary to the ftrongert fenfe of the paflage : To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell, than/irrw in heaven. Moft readers, I fay, in repeating thefe lines, will pronounce the laft line as... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pagina’s
...at least We shall he free ' th' Almighty hath not huilt Here for his envy, will not drive us hence i Here we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth amhition though in hell i Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n. . But wherefore let we then... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pagina’s
...Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : 260 Here we rmiy reign fecure, and in my choice To rei^n is worth ambition though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than ferve in He.iv'n. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' allbciates and copartners of... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pagina’s
...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 my choice To reign...though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates and copartners of our loss,... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pagina’s
...least We shall be free ! th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy j will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure ; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, tho' in hell: Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n.' Amidst those impieties which this enraged... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pagina’s
...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, tho' in hell : Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. Amidst those impieties which this enraged... | |
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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. 
