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Paradise Regained

John Milton · c. 1664–1671

passage 18 of 36 · (5/8)

down Far more magnanimous, than to assume. Riches are needless, then, both for themselves, And for thy reason why they should be sought— To gain a sceptre, oftest better missed.”

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Paradise Regained · John Milton · 1664–1671