 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.  Paradise Lost - Page 62by John Milton - 1896 - 210 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John S. Tanner - Anxiety in literature - 1992 - 226 pages
...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...though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n. (1.256-64) This is the utterance of one who would make a choice out of a necessity. The... | |
 | Celia Florén - 1992 - 580 pages
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 | David Quint - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 448 pages
...raignes" (1.20), rings changes on the proverbial Caesarian sentiment that Milton's Satan will echo: "To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: / Better to reign in Hell, than serve in heaven" (1.262-63).21 Fletcher's Book 1 ends with a simile that belittles his devils by comparing... | |
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