 | John Milton - 1839 - 518 psl.
...I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? here at least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence : 260 Her£ we may reign secure, and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : Better to... | |
 | 1840 - 372 psl.
...should be, all but less than he, Whom thunder hath made greater ? 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... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1841 - 40 psl.
...if I be still the same, And what I should be; 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." PAB. LosT, B. i. The history of the world, as now recorded, has been a... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 492 psl.
...should be, — all but less than He " Whom thunder hath made greater? Here 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, " To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : "... | |
 | 1841 - 640 psl.
...should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater. 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 to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 psl.
...should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater Î Here at least We shall be free ; the t u ~ Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell: Better to... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1842 - 846 psl.
...Paradise Lost ; ' this was indeed grand ; and when he pronounced the following very difficult lines — ' and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven' — * Since removed to Bruce Castle, Tottenham, Middlesex. vol.. ix. 2 s... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 psl.
...th' Almighty hath not built Here for bis envy ; will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure; er"# Addison bell, than serve in heav'n. Amidst those impieties which this enraged spirit utters in other places... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1843 - 592 psl.
...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 to reign in Hell , than serve in Heaven. » But wherefore let we then our faithful friends , The associates and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 830 psl.
...should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ! Here at least We shall be free ; the L W Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell : Better to... | |
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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. 
