However insupportable, be all

My other self, the partner of my life;

This Woman whom thou madst to be my help,

Wherein God set thee above her made of thee,

Thy Love, not thy Subjection, and her Gifts

Superior, or but equal, that to her

I should conceal, and not expose to blame [ 130 ]

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And gavst me as thy perfet gift, so good,

Wouldst easily detect what I conceale.

My self the total Crime, or to accuse

Before my Judge, either to undergoe

Shee gave me of the Tree, and I did eate.

My voice thou oft hast heard, and hast not fea九-九-藏-书-网rd,

And what she did, whatever in it self,

To whom the sovran Presence thus replid.

Devolvd; though should I hold my peace, yet thou [ 135 ]

So fit, so acceptable, so Divine,

And for thee, whose perfection farr excelld [ 150 ]

Whose failing, while her Faith to me remaines,

Her dｈttp://ｗww.９9liｂ•netoing seemd to justifie the deed;

That from her hand I could suspect no ill, [ 140 ]

And person, hadst thou known thy self aright.

Unseemly to beare rule, which was thy part [ 155 ]

By my complaint; but strict necessitie

Subdues me, and calamitous constraint

She was indeed, and lovel九九藏书网y to attract

Whereof I gave thee charge thou shouldst not eat?

To whom thus Adam sore beset replid.

So dreadful to thee? that thou art naked, who

Thou didst resigne thy Manhood, and the Place

O Heavn! in evil strait this day I stand [ 125 ]

Say Woman, what is this which thou hast done?

So having99ｌiｂ•neｔ said, he thus to Eve in few:

But still rejoyct, how is it now become [ 120 ]

Before his voice, or was shee made thy guide,

Were such as under Government well seemd,

Hath told thee? hast thou eaten of the Tree

Was shee thy God, that her thou didst obey [ 145 ]

Least on my head both sin and punishment,