 | Albert Barnes - 1855 - 376 σελίδες
...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...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."... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 σελίδες
...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, And what I should be, all but 5 less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath... | |
 | Charles Manson Taggart - 1856 - 518 σελίδες
...that they should not all plunge down together with the arch-fiend, with him exclaiming : — • " Here at least We shall be free : the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence ; Here may we reign secure, and in our choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell. Better... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 542 σελίδες
...Receive thy new possessor : one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. And afterwards, — Here at 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 : Better... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1857 - 444 σελίδες
...time, The mind is in its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, — a hell of heav'n. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what...hath not built Here for his envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reigu tecure ; and in my choice To reigu is worth ambition, though in hell : Better... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 σελίδες
...place or time : The mind is 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...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... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1857 - 436 σελίδες
...time, The mind is in its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, — a hell of heav'n. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what...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 : Setter... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 198 σελίδες
...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 - 470 σελίδες
...Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still lue same, Anil what I should be, all, but loss tlun he Whom thunder hath made greater ! Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built llere for his envy; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is... | |
 | William Henry Dawnay (Viscount Downe.) - 1857 - 182 σελίδες
...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... | |
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What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater? 
