 maintained 30 Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms, And for the testimony of truth hast borne Universal reproach, far worse to bear Than violence ; for this was all thy care— To stand approved in sight of...  Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 129by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Galbraith Miller Crump - Literary Criticism - 1975 - 196 pages
...courage: Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought The better fight, who single hast maintain'd Against revolted multitudes the Cause Of Truth, in word mightier than they in Arms. (VI. 29-32; emphasis added) Immediately preceding the angelic song in Book VII, the Son or Logos returns... | |
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