 Infernal World! and thou, profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor - one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.  Paradis perdu: de Milton - Page 26by John Milton - 1837Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1855 - 900 pages
...dispose and bid What shall be right : farthest from him is best, Whom reason hath equal'd, force hath made supreme Above his equals. Farewell, happy fields,...to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place,J and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. *** What matter where, if I be still... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Christianity - 1855 - 384 pages
...Milton put into the mouth of the ArchApostate— "The mind in its own place and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. What matter where,...all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater? In my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven."... | |
 | Albert Barnes - Christianity - 1855 - 386 pages
...Milton put into the mouth of the ArchApostate — "The mind in its own place and in itself , Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should ho ; all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? In my choice, To reign is worth ambition,... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 202 pages
...Hail, horrors ! hail, 250 Infernal world ! and thou, profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. 255 What matter where, if I be still the same,... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 pages
...ever dwells! Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, 4 and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same,... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...Line 249. Farewell, happy fields, Where joy forever dwells ! Hail horrors ; hail. Book i. Line 253. A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. Book i. Line 261. Here we may reign secure,... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 198 pages
...or time : The mind is its own plaee, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n. 255 What matter where, if I be still the same, And what...hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us henee : 2GO Here we may reign seeure... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 pages
...ever dwells ! Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, 4 and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same,... | |
 | William Henry Dawnay (Viscount Downe.) - English language - 1857 - 182 pages
...be an exceptional instance, as both Milton and Shakspeare use it generally as a conjunction; as, " And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? " Par. Lost, bk. i. 257. " Believe me, Lords, were none more wise than 1." Hen. VI. part ii. act... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1860 - 574 pages
...place or time: The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of hell, a hell of Hcaveii. What matter where if I be still the same, And what...all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater 1 Here at lenjl We shall be free: the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy; will not drive us... | |
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