 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...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3821852Full view - About this book
 | Bible - 1827 - 294 pages
...Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be ; all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built 259 Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...than he Whom thunder hath made greater? Here at least We shall he free; the Almighty hath not huilt Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : Here...reign secure; and, in my choice, To reign is worth amhition, though in hell : Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven ! I5ut wherefore let we then... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 806 pages
...Discharge my followers ; let them hence away, From Richard's night to Bolingbrnko's fair day. Shahtpeare. The Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence, A sullen prudence drew thee hence From noise, fraud, and impertinence. Kotcommm. Away ; to a distance.... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 306 pages
...What matter where, il i be'slill U1U y;l!«b'," * And what I should be ; all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall...built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : 26O Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 290 pages
...than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall he free ; the Almighty hath not huilt Here for his envy; will not drive us hence : Here...reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth amhition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven ! But wherefore let we then... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 328 pages
...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 is worth ambition, though in hell : 240 recover'd strength'] Revigorate, resumed, recovering, reviving, self-raised, self-recovered.... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...the following examples the treble emphasis, though not expressed, is evidently implied. EXAMPLES. 1. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign' in hell' than serve' in heaven'. 2. I would rather be the first' man in that village'' than the tecond' in Rome\ THE ANTECEDENT.... | |
 | John Milton - 1833 - 438 pages
...should be; all but less than He Whom thunder hath made greater? « Here at least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy; will not...reign is worth ambition, though in Hell: Better to reigu in Hell than serve in Heaven ! But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates... | |
 | Rev. Samuel Wood - 1833 - 224 pages
...place the emphatic inflections. Thus, in the following passage from Milton (Paradise Lost, BI 262), To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign- in hell, than serve in heaven. The words heaven and hell are here opposed to each other, and ought, therefore, if we follow... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 264 pages
...least We shall he free ; the Almighty hath not huilt Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : 260 Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth amhition, though in hell ; 250. 'This passage seems to he an improvement upon Aj. 395. where Ajax,... | |
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