John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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NUMBER: | 2478 |
AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
QUOTATION: | 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. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 261. |