“How blest was the created state Of man and woman, ere they fell, Compared to our unhappy fate: We need not fear another hell.” HellCreationThe Fall Book:The Complete Poems Source: The Complete Poems
“For Hell and the foul fiend that rules God's everlasting fiery jails (Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools), With his grim, grisly dog that keeps the door, Are senseless stories, idle tales, Dreams, whimseys, and no more.” StoriesDreamHellDoorsDogFoolTalesJailIdleEverlastingFoulGrimFieryRogues Book:The Debt to Pleasure: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, in the Eyes of His Contemporaries and in His Own Poetry and Prose Source: The Debt to Pleasure: John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, in the Eyes of His Contemporaries and in His Own Poetry and Prose
