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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

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