Paradise Lost Ⅸ-第4章
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a goddess among gods; adord and servd
by angels numberless; thy daily train。
so glozd the tempter; and his proem tund;
into the heart of eve his words made way; ' 550 '
though at the voice much marveling; at length
not unamazd she thus in answer spake。
what may this mean? language of man pronounct
by tongue of brute; and human sense exprest?
the first at lest of these i thought denid ' 555 '
to beasts; whom god on thir creation…day
created mute to all articulat sound;
the latter i demurre; for in thir looks
much reason; and in thir actions oft appeers。
thee; serpent; suttlest beast of all the field ' 560 '
i knew; but not with human voice endud;
redouble then this miracle; and say;
how camst thou speakable of mute; and how
to me so friendly grown above the rest
of brutal kind; that daily are in sight? ' 565 '
say; for such wonder claims attention due。
to whom the guileful tempter thus replyd。
empress of this fair world; resplendent eve;
easie to mee it is to tell thee all
what thou mandst and right thou shouldst be obeyd: ' 570 '
i was at first as other beasts that graze
the trodden herb; of abject thoughts and low;
as was my food; nor aught but food discernd
or sex; and apprehended nothing high:
till on a day roaving the field; i chancd ' 575 '
a goodly tree farr distant to behold
loaden with fruit of fairest colours mixt;
ruddie and gold: i nearer drew to gaze;
when from the boughes a savorie odour blown;
grateful to appetite; more pleasd my sense; ' 580 '
then smell of sweetest fenel or the teats
of ewe or goat dropping with milk at eevn;
unsuckt of lamb or kid; that tend thir play。
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to satisfie the sharp desire i had
of tasting those fair apples; i resolvd ' 585 '
not to deferr; hunger and thirst at once;
powerful perswaders; quicknd at the scent
of that alluring fruit; urgd me so keene。
about the mossie trunk i wound me soon;
for high from ground the branches would require ' 590 '
thy utmost reach or adams: round the tree
all other beasts that saw; with like desire
longing and envying stood; but could not reach。
amid the tree now got; where plenty hung
tempting so nigh; to pluck and eat my fill ' 595 '
i spard not; for such pleasure till that hour
at feed or fountain never had i found。
sated at length; ere long i might perceave
strange alteration in me; to degree
of reason in my inward powers; and speech ' 600 '
wanted not long; though to this shape retaind。
thenceforth to speculations high or deep
i turnd my thoughts; and with capacious mind
considerd all things visible in heavn;
or earth; or middle; all things fair and good; ' 605 '
but all that fair and good in thy divine
semblance; and in thy beauties heavnly ray
united i beheld; no fair to thine
equivalent or second; which peld
mee thus; though importune perhaps; to e ' 610 '
and gaze; and worship thee of right declard
sovran of creatures; universal dame。
so talkd the spirited sly snake; and eve
yet more amazd unwarie thus replyd。
serpent; thy overpraising leaves in doubt ' 615 '
the vertue of that fruit; in thee first provd:
but say; where grows the tree; from hence how far?
for many are the trees of god that grow
in paradise; and various; yet unknown
to us; in such abundance lies our choice; ' 620 '
as leaves a greater store of fruit untoucht;
still hanging incorruptible; till men
grow up to thir provision; and more hands
help to disburden nature of her bearth。
to whom the wilie adder; blithe and glad。 ' 625 '
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empress; the way is readie; and not long;
beyond a row of myrtles; on a flat;
fast by a fountain; one small thicket past
of blowing myrrh and balme; if thou accept
my conduct; i can bring thee thither soon。 ' 630 '
lead then; said eve。 hee leading swiftly rowld
in tangles; and made intricate seem strait;
to mischief swift。 hope elevates; and joy
brightns his crest; as when a wandring fire
pact of unctuous vapor; which the night ' 635 '
condenses; and the cold invirons round;
kindld through agitation to a flame;
which oft; they say; some evil spirit attends
hovering and blazing with delusive light;
misleads th amazd night…wanderer from his way ' 640 '
to boggs and mires; and oft through pond or poole;
there swallowd up and lost; from succour farr。
so glisterd the dire snake; and into fraud
led eve our credulous mother; to the tree
of prohibition; root of all our woe; ' 645 '
which when she saw; thus to her guide she spake。
serpent; we might have spard our ing hither;
fruitless to mee; though fruit be here to excess;
the credit of whose vertue rest with thee;
wondrous indeed; if cause of such effects。 ' 650 '
but of this tree we may not taste nor touch;
god so manded; and left that mand
sole daughter of his voice; the rest; we live
law to our selves; our reason is our law。
to whom the tempter guilefully replid。 ' 655 '
indeed? hath god then said that of the fruit
of all these garden trees ye shall not eate;
yet lords declard of all in earth or aire?
to whom thus eve yet sinless。 of the fruit
of each tree in the garden we may eate; ' 660 '
but of the fruit of this fair tree amidst
the garden; god hath said; ye shall not eate
thereof; nor shall ye touch it; least ye die。
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she scarse had said; though brief; when now more bold
the tempter; but with shew of zeale and love ' 665 '
to man; and indignation at his wrong;
new part puts on; and as to passion movd;
fluctuats disturbd; yet ely and in act
raisd; as of som great matter to begin。
as when of old som orator renound ' 670 '
in athens or free rome; where eloquence
flourishd; since mute; to som great cause addrest;
stood in himself collected; while each part;
motion; each act won audience ere the tongue;
somtimes in highth began; as no delay ' 675 '
of preface brooking through his zeal of right。
so standing; moving; or to highth upgrown
the tempter all impassiond thus began。
o sacred; wise; and wisdom…giving plant;
mother of science; now i feel thy power ' 680 '
within me cleere; not onely to discerne
things in thir causes; but to trace the wayes
of highest agents; deemd however wise。
queen of this universe; doe not believe
those rigid threats of death; ye shall not die: ' 685 '
how should ye? by the fruit? it gives you life
to knowledge; by the threatner; look on mee;
mee who have touchd and tasted; yet both live;
and life more perfet have attaind then fate
meant mee; by ventring higher then my lot。 ' 690 '
shall that be shut to man; which to the beast
is open? or will god incense his ire
for such a petty trespass; and not praise
rather your dauntless vertue; whom the pain
of death denounct; whatever thing death be; ' 695 '
deterrd not from atchieving what might leade
to happier life; knowledge of good and evil;
of good; how just? of evil; if what is evil
be real; why not known; since easier shunnd?
god therefore cannot hurt ye; and be just; ' 700 '
not just; not god; not feard then; nor obeyd:
your feare it self of death removes the feare。
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why then was this forbid? why but to awe;
why but to keep ye low and ignorant;
his worshippers; he knows that in the day ' 705 '
ye eate thereof; your eyes that seem so cleere;
yet are but dim; shall perfetly be then
opnd and cleerd; and ye shall be as gods;
knowing both good and evil as they know。
that ye should be as gods; since i as man; ' 710 '
internal man; is but proportion meet;
i of brute human; yee of human gods。
so ye shall die perhaps; by putting off
human; to put on gods; death to be wisht;
though threatnd; which no worse then this can bring。 ' 715 '
and what are gods that man may not bee
as they; participating god…like food?
the gods are first; and that advantage use
on our belief; that all from them proceeds;
i question it; for this fair earth i see; ' 720 '
warmd by the sun; producing every kind;
them nothing: if they all things; who enclosd
knowledge of good and evil in this tree;
that whoso eats thereof; forthwith attains
wisdom without their leave? and wherein lies ' 725 '
th offence; that man should thus attain to know?
what can your knowledge hurt him; or this tree
impart against his will if all be his?
or is it envie; and can envie dwell
in heavnly brests? these; these and many more ' 730 '
causes import your need of this fair fruit。
goddess humane; reach then; and freely taste。
he ended; and his words replete with guile
into her heart too easie entrance won:
fixt on the fruit she gazd; which to behold ' 735 '
might tempt alone; and in her ears the sound
yet rung of his perswasive words; impregnd
with reason; to her seeming; and with truth;
mean while the hour of noon drew on; and wakd
an eager appetite; raisd by the smel