Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven
To do aught good never will be our task,
But ever to do ill our sole delight.
All is not lost—the unconquerable will,
And study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield
We may with more successful hope resolve
To wage by force or guile eternal war,
Irreconcilable to our grand Foe,
Who now triumphs, and in th' excess of joy
Sole reigning holds the tyranny of heaven.
