 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
 | Albert Barnes - Honor - 1841 - 40 pages
...has put into the mouth of the ArchApostate— " The mind is 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."... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1841 - 474 pages
...anguish overmasters pride, and those lips which in triumph cried, — " 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," now piteously groan, — " which way shall... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 838 pages
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 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...world, and thou, profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor, one who brings A mind not to be chang'd 1 be still the same And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ! Here... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1843 - 592 pages
...languisThe mind is ¡U uwn place and in itself i Can make a Heaven of Hell , a Hell of Heaven. AVhat matter where , if I be still the same , And what I should be , all , but less than he Whom Mulinier hath made greater ! Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built Here for... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...dwells ! Hail horrors, hail Infernal world ! and thon, 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 Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n. T 218 BRITISH POETS. What matter where, if I... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...place or time. The mind is its oim place, and in itself Can make a heaven of /t«U, a hell of Heatfn : What matter where, if I be still the same, And what...less than he Whom thunder hath made greater? Here, at tout We shall be./ree/ th' Almighty hath not built Il< r ; for his envy ; will not drive us hence :... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...place or time. The mind is 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...all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater 1 Here at least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not built Here for His envy, will not drive us... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of lleav 'n .* What matter where, if I be stilt the same, And what I should be. all but less than...hath made greater? Here, at least We shall be free; th' Almighty halli not built Here for his envy / will not drive us hence ; Herewe may reign secure;... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 512 pages
...place or time. The mind is 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...all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater 1 Here at least We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us... | |
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