 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
 | 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
...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,...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 - 1834 - 432 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...heaven! But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th' associates aml copartuers of our loss, 265 Lie thus astonish'd on th' oblivious pool, And call... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...at least We shall be free! tb' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy; will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign...worth ambition, though in hell : Better to reign in bell, than serve in heav'n. Amidst those impieties which this enraged spirit utters in other places... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 558 pages
...at least We shall be free : the Almighty hath not built Sere 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: Jetter to reign in hell, than serve in Heaven ! 3ut wherefore let we then our faithful friends, Th'... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 pages
...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 : Retter to reign in hell , than serve in heaven. " But wherefore let we then our faithful friends... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 426 pages
...Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; wilj not drive us hence : Here we may reign secùïe ; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition , though...friends , The associates and copartners of our loss , Lie thus astonish'd on the oblivious pool ; And call them not to share with us their part In this... | |
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