Paradise Lost: a Drama in Four Acts, Adapted From John Milton's Epic Poem
Paradise Lost: a Drama in Four Acts, Adapted From John Milton's Epic Poem
Stephen Walter
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Better these than worse, By my advice : [Murmurs of disapproval. since fate inevitable Subdues us, and omnipotent decree. The Victor's will. This now*s unchangeably Our doom ; which, if we can sustain and bear. Our supreme Foe, in time, may much remit His anger, satisfied with what is punished. Belial resumes his seat amid murmurs of disapproval, where- upon Mammon rises to speak, counselling peace. Mammon. O mighty Monarch, to disenthrone our Foe We war, if war be best, or to regain Our own ri...ght lost. Him to unthrone we then May hope, when everlasting Fate shall yield To fickle Chance, and Chaos judge the strife ! Let us rather seek our own good from ourselves, And from our own, Uve to ourselves alone ; Prefer hard Uberty to the easy yoke Of servile pomp. All things invite To peaceful counsels, and the settlement Of order, how in safety best we may Compose our present evils, with regard Of what we are and where, dismissing quite All thoughts of war. [Murmurs of loud dissent. Mammon resumes his seat, whilst Beelzebub, who has watched with great and growing pleasure the dissatis- faction of the assembled legions, rises and speaks gravely^ yet majestically, with devilish counsel.
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