 Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.  The Yale Literary Magazine - Page 1721841Full view - About this book
 | Anne MacVicar Grant - 1809 - 288 pages
...you of the diabolical quotation which occurred to me on entering the chamber which is to be mine. " Receive thy new possessor, one who brings " A mind not to be chang'd by time or place." I left my narrative yesterday to mount the clouds and chase phantoms. I... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...Farewell happy fields, Where joy forever dwells. Hail borrours, hail Infernal world, and thou, profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time : The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell... | |
 | Anne MacVicar Grant - 1811 - 386 pages
...to my dwelling, like Satan, when he said, " Hail horrors, hail," &c. but I could not with him add, " One " who brings a mind not to be changed " by place or time," as the sequel will show. Two years after, I returned on a visit to my friends in the south, and thought... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 514 pages
...takes possession of his place of torments. Hajl horrors, hail Infernal world ! and thou profoundest hell Receive thy new possessor : one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. And afterwards, • Here at least We shall be free ; th' Almighty hath not... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...fields, Where joy Cor ever dwells. Hail, horrors ! hail, 250 Infernal world ! and thou, profoondest Hell, Receive thy new possessor! one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heat'n of Hell, a Hell... | |
 | Kālidāsa - 1814 - 192 pages
...sublime apostrophe to Hell, is still more elevated : " Hail, horrors, hail 1 and thou, profoundest Hell, " Receive thy new possessor : one who brings...by place or time ; " The mind is its own place, and in itself " Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." Reference to this noble principle is very... | |
 | George Dyer - 1814 - 566 pages
...Farewell, happy fields, Where Joy for ever dwells : hail horrors> hail Infernal world, and thou profbundest hell, Receive thy new possessor: one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time. To rule is worth Ambition, tho' in Hell : Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven *. 1st Booh... | |
 | 1852 - 798 pages
...horrors.hail Infernal world, and thou, profouudest hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who bri ngs A mind not to be changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 pages
...Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells: Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A...changed by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n. What matter where, if I be still the same, And... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 308 pages
...takes possession of his place of torments : -Hail, horrors! hail, Infernal world! and ihou profonndest hell Receive thy new possessor, one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. And afterwards : • Here at least We shall be free ! lh' Almighty hath not... | |
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