and hath bin tasted such: the serpent wise; or not restraind as wee; or not obeying; hath eatn of the fruit; and is bee; not dead; as we are threatnd; but thenceforth ' 870 ' endud with human voice and human sense; reasoning to admiration; and with mee perswasively hath so prevaild; that i have also tasted; and have also found th effects to correspond; opener mine eyes ' 875 ' dimm erst; dilated spirits; ampler heart; and growing up to godhead; which for thee chiefly i sought; without thee can despise。 m。 Paradise Lost Ⅸ21 : for bliss; as thou hast part; to me is bliss; tedious; unshard with thee; and odious soon。 ' 880 ' thou therefore also taste; that equal lot may joyne us; equal joy; as equal love; least thou not tasting; different degree disjoyne us; and i then too late renounce deitie for thee; when fate will not permit。 ' 885 ' thus eve with countnance blithe her storie told; but in her cheek distemper flushing glowd。 on th other side; adam; soon as he heard the fatal trespass don by eve; amazd; astonied stood and blank; while horror chill ' 890 ' ran through his veins; and all his joynts relaxd; from his slack hand the garland wreathd for eve down dropd; and all the faded roses shed: speechless he stood and pale; till thus at length first to himself he inward silence broke。 ' 895 ' o fairest of creation; last and best of all gods works; creature in whom excelld whatever can to sight or thought be formd; holy; divine; good; amiable; or sweet! how art thou lost; how on a sudden lost; ' 900 ' defact; deflourd; and now to death devote? rather how hast thou yeelded to transgress the strict forbiddance; how to violate the sacred fruit forbiddn! som cursed fraud of enemie hath beguild thee; yet unknown; ' 905 ' and mee with thee hath ruind; for with thee certain my resolution is to die; how can i live without thee; how forgoe thy sweet converse and love so dearly joynd; to live again in these wilde woods forlorn? ' 910 ' should god create another eve; and i another rib afford; yet loss of thee would never from my heart; no no; i feel the link of nature draw me: flesh of flesh; bone of my bone thou art; and from thy state ' 915 ' mine never shall be parted; bliss or woe。 。。 Paradise Lost Ⅸ22 大_ so having said; as one from sad dismay reforted; and after thoughts disturbd submitting to what seemd remediless; thus in calm mood his words to eve he turnd。 ' 920 ' bold deed thou hast presumd; adventrous eve and peril great provokt; who thus hath dard had it been onely coveting to eye that sacred fruit; sacred to abstinence; much more to taste it under banne to touch。 ' 925 ' but past who can recall; or don undoe? not god omnipotent; nor fate; yet so perhaps thou shalt not die; perhaps the fact is not so hainous now; foretasted fruit; profand first by the serpent; by him first ' 930 ' 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。 m。 Paradise Lost Ⅸ23 。小[说网} 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 char