《Paradise Lost Ⅸ》第6章

sovran　of　creatures；　universal　dame。
so　talkd　the　spirited　sly　snake；　and　eve
yet　more　amazd　unwarie　thus　replyd。
serpent；　thy　overpraising　leaves　in　doubt　＇　615　＇
the　vertue　of　that　fruit；　in　thee　first　provd：
but　say；　where　grows　the　tree；　from　hence　how　far？
for　many　are　the　trees　of　god　that　grow
in　paradise；　and　various；　yet　unknown
to　us；　in　such　abundance　lies　our　choice；　＇　620　＇
as　leaves　a　greater　store　of　fruit　untoucht；
still　hanging　incorruptible；　till　men
grow　up　to　thir　provision；　and　more　hands
help　to　disburden　nature　of　her　bearth。
to　whom　the　wilie　adder；　blithe　and　glad。　＇　625　＇
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ｄａｕｅｅｎｇｉａｏｕｏａｎｇ
empress；　the　way　is　readie；　and　not　long；
beyond　a　row　of　myrtles；　on　a　flat；
fast　by　a　fountain；　one　small　thicket　past
of　blowing　myrrh　and　balme；　if　thou　accept
my　conduct；　i　can　bring　thee　thither　soon。　＇　630　＇
lead　then；　said　eve。　hee　leading　swiftly　rowld
in　tangles；　and　made　intricate　seem　strait；
to　mischief　swift。　hope　elevates；　and　joy
brightns　his　crest；　as　when　a　wandring　fire
pact　of　unctuous　vapor；　which　the　night　＇　635　＇
condenses；　and　the　cold　invirons　round；
kindld　through　agitation　to　a　flame；
which　oft；　they　say；　some　evil　spirit　attends
hovering　and　blazing　with　delusive　light；
misleads　th　amazd　night…wanderer　from　his　way　＇　640　＇
to　boggs　and　mires；　and　oft　through　pond　or　poole；
there　swallowd　up　and　lost；　from　succour　farr。
so　glisterd　the　dire　snake；　and　into　fraud
led　eve　our　credulous　mother；　to　the　tree
of　prohibition；　root　of　all　our　woe；　＇　645　＇
which　when　she　saw；　thus　to　her　guide　she　spake。
serpent；　we　might　have　spard　our　ing　hither；
fruitless　to　mee；　though　fruit　be　here　to　excess；
the　credit　of　whose　vertue　rest　with　thee；
wondrous　indeed；　if　cause　of　such　effects。　＇　650　＇
but　of　this　tree　we　may　not　taste　nor　touch；
god　so　manded；　and　left　that　mand
sole　daughter　of　his　voice；　the　rest；　we　live
law　to　our　selves；　our　reason　is　our　law。
to　whom　the　tempter　guilefully　replid。　＇　655　＇
indeed？　hath　god　then　said　that　of　the　fruit
of　all　these　garden　trees　ye　shall　not　eate；
yet　lords　declard　of　all　in　earth　or　aire？
to　whom　thus　eve　yet　sinless。　of　the　fruit
of　each　tree　in　the　garden　we　may　eate；　＇　660　＇
but　of　the　fruit　of　this　fair　tree　amidst
the　garden；　god　hath　said；　ye　shall　not　eate
thereof；　nor　shall　ye　touch　it；　least　ye　die。
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she　scarse　had　said；　though　brief；　when　now　more　bold
the　tempter；　but　with　shew　of　zeale　and　love　＇　665　＇
to　man；　and　indignation　at　his　wrong；
new　part　puts　on；　and　as　to　passion　movd；
fluctuats　disturbd；　yet　ely　and　in　act
raisd；　as　of　som　great　matter　to　begin。
as　when　of　old　som　orator　renound　＇　670　＇
in　athens　or　free　rome；　where　eloquence
flourishd；　since　mute；　to　som　great　cause　addrest；
stood　in　himself　collected；　while　each　part；
motion；　each　act　won　audience　ere　the　tongue；
somtimes　in　highth　began；　as　no　delay　＇　675　＇
of　preface　brooking　through　his　zeal　of　right。
so　standing；　moving；　or　to　highth　upgrown
the　tempter　all　impassiond　thus　began。
o　sacred；　wise；　and　wisdom…giving　plant；
mother　of　science；　now　i　feel　thy　power　＇　680　＇
within　me　cleere；　not　onely　to　discerne
things　in　thir　causes；　but　to　trace　the　wayes
of　highest　agents；　deemd　however　wise。
queen　of　this　universe；　doe　not　believe
those　rigid　threats　of　death；　ye　shall　not　die：　＇　685　＇
how　should　ye？　by　the　fruit？　it　gives　you　life
to　knowledge；　by　the　threatner；　look　on　mee；
mee　who　have　touchd　and　tasted；　yet　both　live；
and　life　more　perfet　have　attaind　then　fate
meant　mee；　by　ventring　higher　then　my　lot。　＇　690　＇
shall　that　be　shut　to　man；　which　to　the　beast
is　open？　or　will　god　incense　his　ire
for　such　a　petty　trespass；　and　not　praise
rather　your　dauntless　vertue；　whom　the　pain
of　death　denounct；　whatever　thing　death　be；　＇　695　＇
deterrd　not　from　atchieving　what　might　leade
to　happier　life；　knowledge　of　good　and　evil；
of　good；　how　just？　of　evil；　if　what　is　evil
be　real；　why　not　known；　since　easier　shunnd？
god　therefore　cannot　hurt　ye；　and　be　just；　＇　700　＇
not　just；　not　god；　not　feard　then；　nor　obeyd：
your　feare　it　self　of　death　removes　the　feare。
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why　then　was　this　forbid？　why　but　to　awe；
why　but　to　keep　ye　low　and　ignorant；
his　worshippers；　he　knows　that　in　the　day　＇　705　＇
ye　eate　thereof；　your　eyes　that　seem　so　cleere；
yet　are　but　dim；　shall　perfetly　be　then
opnd　and　cleerd；　and　ye　shall　be　as　gods；
knowing　both　good　and　evil　as　they　know。
that　ye　should　be　as　gods；　since　i　as　man；　＇　710　＇
internal　man；　is　but　proportion　meet；
i　of　brute　human；　yee　of　human　gods。
so　ye　shall　die　perhaps；　by　putting　off
human；　to　put　on　gods；　death　to　be　wisht；
though　threatnd；　which　no　worse　then　this　can　bring。　＇　715　＇
and　what　are　gods　that　man　may　not　bee
as　they；　participating　god…like　food？
the　gods　are　first；　and　that　advantage　use
on　our　belief；　that　all　from　them　proceeds；
i　question　it；　for　this　fair　earth　i　see；　＇　720　＇
warmd　by　the　sun；　producing　every　kind；
them　nothing：　if　they　all　things；　who　enclosd
knowledge　of　good　and　evil　in　this　tree；
that　whoso　eats　thereof；　forthwith　attains
wisdom　without　their　leave？　and　wherein　lies　＇　725　＇
th　offence；　that　man　should　thus　attain　to　know？
what　can　your　knowledge　hurt　him；　or　this　tree
impart　against　his　will　if　all　be　his？
or　is　it　envie；　and　can　envie　dwell
in　heavnly　brests？　these；　these　and　many　more　＇　730　＇
causes　import　your　need　of　this　fair　fruit。
goddess　humane；　reach　then；　and　freely　taste。
he　ended；　and　his　words　replete　with　guile
into　her　heart　too　easie　entrance　won：
fixt　on　the　fruit　she　gazd；　which　to　behold　＇　735　＇
might　tempt　alone；　and　in　her　ears　the　sound
yet　rung　of　his　perswasive　words；　impregnd
with　reason；　to　her　seeming；　and　with　truth；
mean　while　the　hour　of　noon　drew　on；　and　wakd
an　eager　appetite；　raisd　by　the