 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 Spectator ... - Pagina 2551803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1852 - 874 pagina’s
...hath made greater ' Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath pot built Here for his envy, Dv?4?5?6? /=< ! F F`A|B G D\Cx< though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven. But wherefore let we then our faithful... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 pagina’s
...hath made greater ? 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 serve in heaven." Perhaps of all the passages in Paradise... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1879 - 456 pagina’s
...hath 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 serve in heaven." I. 250. Having summoned the scattered... | |
 | John C. L. Gibson - 1981 - 236 pagina’s
...Arch-fiend's Promethean-like boast, spat forth from the infernal regions: Here at last We shall be free . . . 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 RECKONING— THE SERPENT Genesis... | |
 | Liz Greene - 1984 - 384 pagina’s
...civilisation and reflection becomes a genuine one, and dignifies the nobility of the human spirit. SCORPIO 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, Paradise Lost We have met in... | |
 | James Chandler - 1984 - 338 pagina’s
...with Milton's Satan: 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 choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n." Said... | |
 | Bruce Zuckerman - 1998 - 310 pagina’s
...Milton's Paradise Lost: 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 serve in Heav'n.391 It is this last point, in particular,... | |
 | John S. Tanner - 1992 - 226 pagina’s
...stands in massive opposition to the third element of Kierkegaard's triad, necessity: 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 Heav'n. (1.256-64) This is the utterance of... | |
 | Alice K. Turner - 1993 - 324 pagina’s
...Thunder hath made greater? Here at last 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 serve in Heav'n! With truly Puritan zeal, the demons... | |
 | André Verbart - 1995 - 322 pagina’s
...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: Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n. (249-63)... | |
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