For one mans fault thus guiltless be condemnd,

O Conscience, into what Abyss of fears

In sight of God? Him after all Disputes

Cursd his Creation, Death as oft accusd

Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom,

All things with double terror: On the ground [ 850 ]

Through the still Night, not now, as ere man fell,

藏书网But to my own conviction: first and last

And horrors hast thou drivn me; out of which

Mends not her slowest pace for prayers or cries.

So disinherited how would ye bless

But all corrupt, both Mind and Will depravd, [ 825 ]

With me? how can they then acquitted stand

So might the wrauth. Fond wish! coulds９９liｂ.neｔt thou support

That burden heavier then the Earth to bear [ 835 ]

Beyond all past example and future, [ 840 ]

To end me? Shall Truth fail to keep her word,

I find no way, from deep to deeper plungd!

Which to his evil Conscience represented

Wholsom and cool, and mild, but with black Air

Justice Divine not h九_九_藏_书_网astn to be just?

To answer, and resound farr other Song.

Outstretcht he lay, on the cold ground, and oft

And reasonings, though through Mazes, lead me still [ 830 ]

Of tardie execution, since denounct

To Satan only like both crime and doom.

Of all corruption, all the blame lights due;

Of refuge, and concludes http://www.99lib.netthee miserable

Me now your curse! Ah, why should all mankind

With that bad Woman? Thus what thou desirst,

On mee, mee onely, as the sourse and spring

Thus Adam to himself lamented loud [ 845 ]

The day of his offence. Why comes not Death,

Then all the World much heavier, though divided

With other echo late I taught y９9ｌｉb•ｎetour Shades

O Woods, O Fountains, Hillocks, Dales and Bowrs, [ 860 ]

Not to do onely, but to will the same

Said hee, with one thrice acceptable stroke [ 855 ]

But Death comes not at call, Justice Divine

Forct I absolve: all my evasions vain

And what thou fearst, alike destroyes all hope

If guiltless? But from mee what can proceed,