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...courage never to 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...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...

...would not brook there being but one son and others who must slavishly obey. "That Glory never shall his wrath or might / Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace / With suppliant knees and deify his power.'"4* Milton's point, of course, is that the tyrannical God against whom Satan...

...And courage never to 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...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,...

...And courage never to 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...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall; — Paradise Lost, bk. I, lines 106-16. The Christian church lumped all defiance of divine authority...

...And courage never to 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...were an ignominy and shame beneath This downfall; since by fate the strength of Gods, And this empyreal substance, cannot fail; Since, through experience...