Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire - that were low indeed, That were an ignominy... Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3801852Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1852 - 858 pages
...submit or yield, And what is else not to be overcome ; That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy, and shame beneath This downfall : since , by fate , the strength of Gods And this empyreal substance cannot fail : Since through experience... | |
| English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...yield, And what is else not to be overcome ; That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from mo. e it equally doth flee, Let the motion pleasant be....spread, Upon the monuments of the dead ? Nothing they bu : since by fate the strength of gods And this empyreal substance cannot fail, Since through experience... | |
| William Horsfall - 1853 - 118 pages
...will not withdraw his anger the proud helpers do stoop under him ;" or, shall or wile stoop under him. "To bow and sue for grace, " With suppliant knee,...: that were low indeed, " That were an ignominy." Or, that would be low indeed, that would b» an ignominy. Sometimes, for the future, were takes the... | |
| Scotland - 1852 - 840 pages
...yield, And what is el.ie not to be overcome. — That glory never shall his wrath, or might, Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed Ï That were an ignominy, and shame beneath This downfall ! since, by Fate, the strength of gods And... | |
| William Horsfall - English language - 1852 - 114 pages
...not withdraw his anger the proud helpers do stoop under him;" or, shall or wile stoop under him. ' ' To bow and sue for grace, " With suppliant knee, and...deify his power ; " Who from the terror of this arm 80 late " Doubted his empire : that were low indeed, " That were an ignominy." Or, that would be low... | |
| England - 1852 - 798 pages
...yield, And what is else not to be overcome. — That glory never shall his wrath, or might, Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy, and shame beneath This downfall I since, by Fate, the strength of gods And this empyreal substance caunot fail ; Since, through experience... | |
| John S. Tanner - Anxiety in literature - 1992 - 226 pages
...submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall. (1.105-16) The stoic courage and magnificent defiance of this speech are most impressive; what is more,... | |
| Donald Tyson - Magic - 1992 - 292 pages
...submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That Glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall; — Paradise Lost, bk. I, lines 106-16. The Christian church lumped all defiance of divine authority... | |
| English literature - 2002 - 812 pages
...submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome. That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall; since by fate the strength of Gods, And this empyreal substance, cannot fail; Since, through experience... | |
| Robert Detweiler, David Jasper - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 212 pages
...submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee,...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall; since by fate the strength of gods And this empyreal substance cannot fail, Since through experience... | |
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