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Though we take from a covetous man all his treasure, he has yet one jewel left; you cannot bereave him of his covetousness.
Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.
Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Truth never comes into the world but like a bastard, to the ignominy of him that brought her birth.
Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.
He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.
None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but licence.
Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.
How oft, in nations gone corrupt, And by their own devices brought down to servitude, That man chooses bondage before liberty. Bondage with ease before strenuous liberty.
What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.
He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will By nature free, not over-rul'd by Fate Inextricable, or strict necessity.
Farewell Hope, and with Hope farewell Fear
Or if Virtue feeble were, Heav'n itself would stoop to her.
And fast by, hanging in a golden chain, This pendent world, in bigness as a star Of smallest magnitude, close by the moon.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
No war or battle sound Was heard the world around.
Incens'd with indignation Satan stood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctic sky, and from his horrid hair Shakes pestilence and war.
My sentence is for open war.
The brazen throat of war.
Yet I shall temper so Justice with mercy, as may illustrate most Them fully satisfy'd, and thee appease.
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