Morgoth didn't seek dominion as a goal unto itself. For him it was a tool to accomplish his goals. He wanted to control the elves not for the sake of any lordship, but rather to mar the purposes of Eru and to supplant the Valar. It is most likely (given his later treatment of the Atanatari) that Melkor stole a few elves here and there to attempt to estrange them from the Valar.
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