As leaves a greater store of Fruit untoucht,

For many are the Trees of God that grow

Wanted not long, though to this shape retaind.

I turnd my thoughts, and with capacious mind

Still hanging incorruptible, till men

In Paradise, and various, yet unknown

I spard not, for such pleasure till that hour

To sa九_九_藏_书_网tisfie the sharp desire I had

Amid the Tree now got, where plenty hung

Or Earth, or Middle, all things fair and good; [ 605 ]

Serpent, thy overpraising leaves in doubt [ 615 ]

Tempting so nigh, to pluck and eat my fill [ 595 ]

To us, in such abundance lies our choice, [ 620 ]

Equivalent or sec九*九*藏*书*网ond, which compeld

To whom the wilie Adder, blithe and glad. [ 625 ]

All other Beasts that saw, with like desire

For high from ground the branches would require [ 590 ]

At Feed or Fountain never had I found.

Longing and envying stood, but could not reach.

Strange alteration in me, to degree

Powerful perswaders, quicknd at the scent

Mee thus, though importune perhaps, to come [ 610 ]

But say, where grows the Tree, from hence how far?

United I beheld; no Fair to thine

Help to disburden Nature of her Bearth.

Grow up to thir provision, and more hands

About the mossie Trunk I wound me soon,

Not

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to deferr; hunger and thirst at once,

Thenceforth to Speculations high or deep

But all that fair and good in thy Divine

Sovran of Creatures, universal Dame.

Yet more amazd unwarie thus replyd.

The vertue of that Fruit, in thee first provd:

Considerd all things visible in Heavn,

Of that alluring fruit, urgd me hｔｔp://ｗｗw•99ｌｉb.ｎｅｔso keene.

Of tasting those fair Apples, I resolvd [ 585 ]

And gaze, and worship thee of right declard

So talkd the spirited sly Snake; and Eve

Thy utmost reach or Adams: Round the Tree

Semblance, and in thy Beauties heavnly Ray

Sated at length, ere long I might perceave

Of Reason in my inward Powers, and Speech [ 600 ]