O Sacred, Wise, and Wisdom-giving Plant,

Somtimes in highth began, as no delay [ 675 ]

Those rigid threats of Death; ye shall not Die: [ 685 ]

Raisd, as of som great matter to begin.

To Man, and indignation at his wrong,

To Knowledge, By the Threatner, look on mee,

Not just, not God; not fea九九藏书rd then, nor obeyd:

God therefore cannot hurt ye, and be just; [ 700 ]

Rather your dauntless vertue, whom the pain

New part puts on, and as to passion movd,

Shall that be shut to Man, which to the Beast

Motion, each act won audience ere the tongue,

In Athens or free Rome, where Elowｗｗ•99lｉｂ.ｎetquence

Things in thir Causes, but to trace the wayes

She scarse had said, though brief, when now more bold

To happier life, knowledge of Good and Evil;

Stood in himself collected, while each part,

Of Death denounct, whatever thing Death be, [ 695 ]

For such a petty Trespass, and no九_九_藏_书_网t praise

Flourishd, since mute, to som great cause addrest,

The Tempter all impassiond thus began.

How should ye? by the Fruit? it gives you Life

Mother of Science, Now I feel thy Power [ 680 ]

Meant mee, by ventring higher then my Lot. [ 690 ]

Of Preface brooking through his Zeal of Right.

九-九-藏-书-网Of good, how just? of evil, if what is evil

Fluctuats disturbd, yet comely and in act

Your feare it self of Death removes the feare.

As when of old som Orator renound [ 670 ]

Is open? or will God incense his ire

Mee who have touchd and tasted, yet both live,

Of highest Agents, deemd however wise.

Th九九藏书e Tempter, but with shew of Zeale and Love [ 665 ]

Deterrd not from atchieving what might leade

Queen of this Universe, doe not believe

Within me cleere, not onely to discerne

Be real, why not known, since easier shunnd?

And life more perfet have attaind then Fate

So standing, moving, or to highth upgrown