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" Omnipotent. Ay me! they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments inwardly I groan, While they adore me on the throne of hell, With diadem and sceptre high advanced, The lower still I fall, only supreme In misery: such joy... "
The Contributor: Representing the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual ... - Page 266
1880
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...and that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the Spi'rits beneath, whom I seduc'd With other promises and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue Th' Omnipotent. Ay me, they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...; and that word DISDAIN forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the Sp'rits beneath, whom I seduc'd With other promises and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue 85 Th' Omnipotent. Ay me, they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...and that word Disdain forbids me , and my dread of shame Among the spirits beneath , whom I seduc'd With other promises , and other vaunts , Than to submit, boasting I could subdue Th' Omnipotent. Ah me! they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain , Under what torments...
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The Art of Speaking: Containing, an Essay, in which are Given Rules for ...

James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...word. *. Pnde, Disdain forbids trie, and my dread of shameAmong the sp'rits beneath, whom I seduc'd, With other promises, and other vaunts Than to submit ; boasting I could subdue Th' Omnipotent. Ay me ! they little know Bow dearly I. abide that boast so vain ; 128 Pride. Malice....
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The Art of Speaking: Containing. An Essay, in which are Given Rules for ...

James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...word * pridu. Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the spirits beneath, whom I seduc'd. With other promises, and other vaunts Than to submit ; boasting I could sub duff TV.J Omnipotent. Jy me ! they, little know • .\aju-(» HOT/ dearly I abide that boast so...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...; and that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the Sp'rits beneath, whom I seduc'd With other promises, and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue Th' Omnipotent. Ah me ! they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...and that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the spi'rits beneath, whom I seduc'd With other promises and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue I Th' Omnipotent. Ay me, they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...; and that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the spiiits beneath, whom I seduc'd With other promises, and other vaunts, Than to submit, boasting I could subdue Th' omnipotent. Ah me ! they little know How dearly I abide that boast so vain, Under what torments...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...; and that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the spirits bencalh, whom I seduc'd With other promises and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue The Omnipotent. Ay me ! they little know Now dearly 1 abide that boast so vain, Under what torments inwardly I groan,...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...that word Disdain forbids me, and my dread of shame Among the spirits beneath, whom I seduc'd \Vith other promises and other vaunts Than to submit, boasting I could subdue The Omnipotent. Ay me ! they little know Now dearly 1 abide that boast so vain, Under what torments inwardly I groan,...
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