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made mon and unhallowd ere our taste;

nor yet on him found deadly; he yet lives;

lives; as thou saidst; and gaines to live as man

higher degree of life; inducement strong

to us; as likely tasting to attaine ' 935 '

proportional ascent; which cannot be

but to be gods; or angels demi…gods。

nor can i think that god; creator wise;

though threatning; will in earnest so destroy

us his prime creatures; dignifid so high; ' 940 '

set over all his works; which in our fall;

for us created; needs with us must faile;

dependent made; so god shall uncreate;

be frustrate; do; undo; and labour loose;

not well conceavd of god; who though his power ' 945 '

creation could repeate; yet would be loath

us to abolish; least the adversary

triumph and say; fickle their state whom god

most favors; who can please him long; mee first

he ruind; now mankind; whom will he next? ' 950 '

matter of scorne; not to be given the foe;

however i with thee have fixt my lot;

certain to undergoe like doom; if death

consort with thee; death is to mee as life;

so forcible within my heart i feel ' 955 '

the bond of nature draw me to my owne;

my own in thee; for what thou art is mine;

our state cannot be severd; we are one;

one flesh; to loose thee were to loose my self。

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so adam; and thus eve to him replid。 ' 960 '

o glorious trial of exceeding love;

illustrious evidence; example high!

ingaging me to emulate; but short

of thy perfection; how shall i attaine;

adam; from whose deare side i boast me sprung; ' 965 '

and gladly of our union heare thee speak;

one heart; one soul in both; whereof good prooff

this day affords; declaring thee resolvd;

rather then death or aught then death more dread

shall separate us; linkt in love so deare; ' 970 '

to undergoe with mee one guilt; one crime;

if any be; of tasting this fair fruit;

whose vertue; for of good still good proceeds;

direct; or by occasion hath presented

this happie trial of thy love; which else ' 975 '

so eminently never had bin known。

were it i thought death menact would ensue

this my attempt; i would sustain alone

the worst; and not perswade thee; rather die

deserted; then oblige thee with a fact ' 980 '

pernicious to thy peace; chiefly assurd

remarkably so late of thy so true;

so faithful love unequald; but i feel

farr otherwise th event; not death; but life

augmented; opnd eyes; new hopes; new joyes; ' 985 '

taste so divine; that what of sweet before

hath toucht my sense; flat seems to this; and harsh。

on my experience; adam; freely taste;

and fear of death deliver to the windes。

so saying; she embracd him; and for joy ' 990 '

tenderly wept; much won that he his love

had so enobld; as of choice to incurr

divine displeasure for her sake; or death。

in repence (for such pliance bad

such repence best merits) from the bough ' 995 '

she gave him of that fair enticing fruit

with liberal hand: he scrupld not to eat

against his better knowledge; not deceavd;

but fondly overe with femal charm。

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earth trembld from her entrails; as again ' 1000 '

in pangs; and nature gave a second groan;

skie lowrd; and muttering thunder; som sad drops

wept at pleating of the mortal sin

original; while adam took no thought;

eating his fill; nor eve to iterate ' 1005 '

her former trespass feard; the more to soothe

him with her lovd societie; that now

as with new wine intoxicated both

they swim in mirth; and fansie that they feel

divinitie within them breeding wings ' 1010 '

wherewith to scorne the earth: but that false fruit

farr other operation first displaid;

carnal desire enflaming; hee on eve

began to cast lascivious eyes; she him

as wantonly repaid; in lust they burne: ' 1015 '

till adam thus gan eve to dalliance move;

eve; now i see thou art exact of taste;

and elegant; of sapience no small part;

since to each meaning savour we apply;

and palate call judicious; i the praise ' 1020 '

yeild thee; so well this day thou hast purveyd。

much pleasure we have lost; while we abstaind

from this delightful fruit; nor known till now

true relish; tasting; if such pleasure be

in things to us forbidden; it might be wishd; ' 1025 '

for this one tree had bin forbidden ten。

but e; so well refresht; now let us play;

as meet is; after such delicious fare;

for never did thy beautie since the day

i saw thee first and wedded thee; adornd ' 1030 '

with all perfections; so enflame my sense

with ardor to enjoy thee; fairer now

then ever; bountie of this vertuous tree。

so said he; and forbore not glance or toy

of amorous intent; well understood ' 1035 '

of eve; whose eye darted contagious fire。





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her hand he seisd; and to a shadie bank;

thick overhead with verdant roof imbowrd

he led her nothing loath; flours were the couch;

pansies; and violets; and asphodel; ' 1040 '

and hyacinth; earths freshest softest lap。

there they thir fill of love and loves disport

took largely; of thir mutual guilt the seale;

the solace of thir sin; till dewie sleep

oppressd them; wearied with thir amorous play。 ' 1045 '

soon as the force of that fallacious fruit;

that with exhilerating vapour bland

about thir spirits had plaid; and inmost powers

made erre; was now exhald; and grosser sleep

bred of unkindly fumes; with conscious dreams ' 1050 '

encumberd; now had left them; up they rose

as from unrest; and each the other viewing;

soon found thir eyes how opnd; and thir minds

how darknd; innocence; that as a veile

had shadowd them from knowing ill; was gon; ' 1055 '

just confidence; and native righteousness

and honour from about them; naked left

to guiltie shame hee coverd; but his robe

uncoverd more; so rose the danite strong

herculean samson from the harlot…lap ' 1060 '

of philistean dalilah; and wakd

shorn of his strength; they destitute and bare

of all thir vertue: silent; and in face

confounded long they sate; as struckn mute;

till adam; though not less then eve abasht; ' 1065 '

at length gave utterance to these words constraind。

o eve; in evil hour thou didst give eare

to that false worm; of whomsoever taught

to counterfet mans voice; true in our fall;

false in our promisd rising; since our eyes ' 1070 '

opnd we find indeed; and find we know

both good and evil; good lost; and evil got;

bad fruit of knowledge; if this be to know;

which leaves us naked thus; of honour void;

of innocence; of faith; of puritie; ' 1075 '

our wonted ornaments now soild and staind;

and in our faces evident the signes

of foul concupiscence; whence evil store;

even shame; the last of evils; of the first

be sure then。 how shall i behold the face ' 1080 '

henceforth of god or angel; earst with joy

and rapture so oft beheld? those heavnly shapes

will dazle now this earthly; with thir blaze

insufferably bright。 o might i here

in solitude live savage; in some glade ' 1085 '

obscurd; where highest woods impenetrable

to starr or sun…light; spread thir umbrage broad;

and brown as evening: cover me ye pines;

ye cedars; with innumerable boughs

hide me; where i may never see them more。 ' 1090 '

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but let us now; as in bad plight; devise

what best may for the present serve to hide

the parts of each from other; that seem most

to shame obnoxious; and unseemliest seen;

some tree whose broad smooth leaves together sowd; ' 1095 '

and girded on our loyns; may cover round

those middle parts; that this new mer; shame;

there sit not; and reproach us as unclean。

so counseld hee; and both together went

into the thickest wood; there soon they chose ' 1100 '

the figtree; not that kind for fruit renownd;

but such as at this day to indians known

in malabar or decan spreds her armes

braunching so broad and long; that in the ground

the bended twigs take root; and daughters grow ' 1105 '

about the mother tree; a pillard shade

high overarcht; and echoing walks between;

there oft the indian herdsman shunning heate

shelters in coole; and tends his pasturing herds

at loopholes cut through thickest shade: those leaves ' 1110 '

they gatherd; broad as amazonian targe;

and with what skill they had; together sowd;

to gird thir waste; vain covering if to hide

thir guilt and dreaded shame; o how unlike

to that first naked glorie。 such of late ' 1115 '

columbus found th american so girt

with featherd cincture; naked else and wilde

among the trees on iles and woodie shores。

thus fenct; and as they thought; thir shame in part

coverd; but not at rest or ease of mind; ' 1120 '

they sate them down to weep; nor onely teares

raind at thir eyes; but high winds worse within

began to rise; high passions; anger; hate;

mistrust; suspicion; discord; and shook sore

thir inward state of mind; calm region once ' 1125 '

and full of peace; now tost a

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