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" 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 62
by John Milton - 1896 - 210 pages
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: To which is Prefixed the Life of the Author

John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...at least We shall he free; the Almighty hath not huilt Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : Here we may 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...
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Paradise lost, a poem

John Milton - 1831 - 290 pages
...will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth amhition, though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve...friends, The associates and copartners of our loss, Lie thns astonish'd on the ohlivious pool, And call them not to share with us their part In this unhappy...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books

John Milton - 1831 - 306 pages
...least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : 26O Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign...though in Hell : Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven !v -rt But wherefore let we then our faithful friends, The associates and copartners of our...
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Oeuvres de Delille, Volume 5

Jacques Delille - 1832 - 476 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,...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 unhappy...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 1

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....
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

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....
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Paradise Lost: A Poem

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...
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A Grammar of Elocution

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...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton

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...
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The first four books of Milton's Paradise lost, with notes, by J.R. Major

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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