《Paradise Lost Ⅸ》第7章


mean while the hour of noon drew on; and wakd
an eager appetite; raisd by the smell ' 740 '
so savorie of that fruit; which with desire;
inclinable now grown to touch or taste;
sollicited her longing eye; yet first
pausing a while; thus to her self she musd。
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great are thy vertues; doubtless; best of fruits。 ' 745 '
though kept from man; and worthy to be admird;
whose taste; too long forborn; at first assay
gave elocution to the mute; and taught
the tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise:
thy praise hee also who forbids thy use; ' 750 '
conceales not from us; naming thee the tree
of knowledge; knowledge both of good and evil;
forbids us then to taste; but his forbidding
mends thee more; while it inferrs the good
by thee municated; and our want: ' 755 '
for good unknown; sure is not had; or had
and yet unknown; is as not had at all。
in plain then; what forbids he but to know;
forbids us good; forbids us to be wise?
such prohibitions binde not。 but if death ' 760 '
bind us with after…bands; what profits then
our inward freedom? in the day we eate
of this fair fruit; our doom is; we shall die。
how dies the serpent? hee hath eatn and lives;
and knows; and speaks; and reasons; and discerns; ' 765 '
irrational till then。 for us alone
was death invented? or to us denid
this intellectual food; for beasts reservd?
for beasts it seems: yet that one beast which first
hath tasted; envies not; but brings with joy ' 770 '
the good befalln him; author unsuspect;
friendly to man; farr from deceit or guile。
what fear i then; rather what know to feare
under this ignorance of good and evil;
of god or death; of law or penaltie? ' 775 '
here grows the cure of all; this fruit divine;
fair to the eye; inviting to the taste;
of vertue to make wise: what hinders then
to reach; and feed at once both bodie and mind?
so saying; her rash hand in evil hour ' 780 '
forth reaching to the fruit; she pluckd; she eat:
earth felt the wound; and nature from her seat
sighing through all her works gave signs of woe;
that all was lost。 back to the thicket slunk
the guiltie serpent; and well might; for eve ' 785 '
intent now wholly on her taste; naught else
regarded; such delight till then; as seemd;
in fruit she never tasted; whether true
or fansied so; through expectation high
of knowledg; nor was god…head from her thought。 ' 790 '
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greedily she ingorgd without restraint;
and knew not eating death: satiate at length;
and hightnd as with wine; jocond and boon;
thus to her self she pleasingly began。
o sovran; vertuous; precious of all trees ' 795 '
in paradise; of operation blest
to sapience; hitherto obscurd; infamd;
and thy fair fruit let hang; as to no end
created; but henceforth my early care;
not without song; each morning; and due praise ' 800 '
shall tend thee; and the fertil burden ease
of thy full branches offerd free to all;
till dieted by thee i grow mature
in knowledge; as the gods who all things know;
though others envie what they cannot give; ' 805 '
for had the gift bin theirs; it had not here
thus grown。 experience; next to thee i owe;
best guide; not following thee; i had remaind
in ignorance; thou opnst wisdoms way;
and givst access; though secret she retire。 ' 810 '
and i perhaps am secret; heavn is high;
high and remote to see from thence distinct
each thing on earth; and other care perhaps
may have diverted from continual watch
our great forbidder; safe with all his spies ' 815 '
about him。 but to adam in what sort
shall i appeer? shall i to him make known
as yet my change; and give him to partake
full happiness with mee; or rather not;
but keep the odds of knowledge in my power ' 820 '
without copartner? so to add what wants
in femal sex; the more to draw his love;
and render me more equal; and perhaps;
a thing not undesireable; somtime
superior: for inferior who is free? ' 825 '
this may be well: but what if god have seen
and death ensue? then i shall be no more;
and adam wedded to another eve;
shall live with her enjoying; i extinct;
a death to think。 confirmd then i resolve; ' 830 '
adam shall share with me in bliss or woe:
so dear i love him; that with him all deaths
i could endure; without him live no life。
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so saying; from the tree her step she turnd;
but first low reverence don; as to the power ' 835 '
that dwelt within; whose presence had infusd
into the plant sciential sap; derivd
from nectar; drink of gods。 adam the while
waiting desirous her return; had wove
of choicest flours a garland to adorne ' 840 '
her tresses; and her rural labours crown;
as reapers oft are wont thir harvest queen。
great joy he promisd to his thoughts; and new
solace in her return; so long delayd;
yet oft his heart; divine of somthing ill; ' 845 '
misgave him; hee the faultring measure felt;
and forth to meet her went; the way she took
that morn when first they parted; by the tree
of knowledge he must pass; there he her met;
scarse from the tree returning; in her hand ' 850 '
a bough of fairest fruit that downie smild;
new gatherd; and ambrosial smell diffusd。
to him she hasted; in her face excuse
came prologue; and apologie to prompt;
which with bland words at will she thus addrest。 ' 855 '
hast thou not wonderd; adam; at my stay?
thee i have misst; and thought it long; deprivd
thy presence; agonie of love till now
not felt; nor shall be twice; for never more
mean i to trie; what rash untrid i sought; ' 860 '
the pain of absence from thy sight。 but strange
hath bin the cause; and wonderful to heare:
this tree is not as we are told; a tree
of danger tasted; nor to evil unknown
opning the way; but of divine effect ' 865 '
to open eyes; and make them gods who taste;
and hath bin tasted such: the serpent wise;
or not restraind as wee; or not o
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