《Paradise Lost Ⅹ》第9章

into　this　cursed　world　a　woful　race；
that　after　wretched　life　must　be　at　last　＇　985　＇
food　for　so　foule　a　monster；　in　thy　power
it　lies；　yet　ere　conception　to　prevent
the　race　unblest；　to　being　yet　unbegot。
childless　thou　art；　childless　remaine：　
so　death　shall　be　deceavd　his　glut；　and　with　us　two　＇　990　＇
be　forcd　to　satisfie　his　ravnous　maw。
but　if　thou　judge　it　hard　and　difficult；
conversing；　looking；　loving；　to　abstain
from　loves　due　rites；　nuptial　imbraces　sweet；
and　with　desire　to　languish　without　hope；　＇　995　＇
before　the　present　object　languishing
with　like　desire；　which　would　be　miserie
and　torment　less　then　none　of　what　we　dread；
then　both　our　selves　and　seed　at　once　to　free
from　what　we　fear　for　both；　let　us　make　short；　＇　1000　＇
let　us　seek　death；　or　he　not　found；　supply
with　our　own　hands　his　office　on　our　selves；
why　stand　we　longer　shivering　under　feares；
that　shew　no　end　but　death；　and　have　the　power；
of　many　ways　to　die　the　shortest　choosing；　＇　1005　＇
destruction　with　destruction　to　destroy。
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅹ23
＜小＞说？网
she　ended　heer；　or　vehement　despaire
broke　off　the　rest；　so　much　of　death　her　thoughts
had　entertaind；　as　did　her　cheeks　with　pale。
but　adam　with　such　counsel　nothing　swayd；　＇　1010　＇
to　better　hopes　his　more　attentive　minde
labouring　had　raisd；　and　thus　to　eve　replid。
eve；　thy　contempt　of　life　and　pleasure　seems
to　argue　in　thee　somthing　more　sublime
and　excellent　then　what　thy　minde　contemnes；　＇　1015　＇
but　self…destruction　therefore　saught；　refutes
that　excellence　thought　in　thee；　and　implies；
not　thy　contempt；　but　anguish　and　regret
for　loss　of　life　and　pleasure　overlovd。
or　if　thou　covet　death；　as　utmost　end　＇　1020　＇
of　miserie；　so　thinking　to　evade
the　penaltie　pronounct；　doubt　not　but　god
hath　wiselier　armd　his　vengeful　ire　then　so
to　be　forestalld；　much　more　i　fear　least　death
so　snatcht　will　not　exempt　us　from　the　paine　＇　1025　＇
we　are　by　doom　to　pay；　rather　such　acts
of　contumacie　will　provoke　the　highest
to　make　death　in　us　live：　then　let　us　seek
some　safer　resolution；　which　methinks
i　have　in　view；　calling　to　minde　with　heed　＇　1030　＇
part　of　our　sentence；　that　thy　seed　shall　bruise
the　serpents　head；　piteous　amends；　unless
be　meant；　whom　i　conjecture；　our　grand　foe
satan；　who　in　the　serpent　hath　contrivd
against　us　this　deceit：　to　crush　his　head　＇　1035　＇
would　be　revenge　indeed；　which　will　be　lost
by　death　brought　on　our　selves；　or　childless　days
resolvd；　as　thou　proposest；　so　our　foe
shall　scape　his　punishment　ordaind；　and　wee
instead　shall　double　ours　upon　our　heads。　＇　1040　＇
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Paradise　Lost　Ⅹ24
@小‘说〃网
no　more　be　mentiond　then　of　violence
against　our　selves；　and　wilful　barrenness；
that　cuts　us　off　from　hope；　and　savours　onely
rancor　and　pride；　impatience　and　despite；
reluctance　against　god　and　his　just　yoke　＇　1045　＇
laid　on　our　necks。　remember　with　what　mild
and　gracious　temper　he　both　heard　and　judgd
without　wrauth　or　reviling；　wee　expected
immediate　dissolution；　which　we　thought
was　meant　by　death　that　day；　when　lo；　to　thee　＇　1050　＇
pains　onely　in　child…bearing　were　foretold；
and　bringing　forth；　soon　repenct　with　joy；
fruit　of　thy　womb：　on　mee　the　curse　aslope
glancd　on　the　ground；　with　labour　i　must　earne
my　bread；　what　harm？　idleness　had　bin　worse；　＇　1055　＇
my　labour　will　sustain　me；　and　least　cold
or　heat　should　injure　us；　his　timely　care
hath　unbesaught　provided；　and　his　hands
cloathd　us　unworthie；　pitying　while　he　judgd；
how　much　more；　if　we　pray　him；　will　his　ear　＇　1060　＇
be　open；　and　his　heart　to　pitie　incline；
and　teach　us　further　by　what　means　to　shun
th　inclement　seasons；　rain；　ice；　hail　and　snow；
which　now　the　skie　with　various　face　begins
to　shew　us　in　this　mountain；　while　the　winds　＇　1065　＇
blow　moist　and　keen；　shattering　the　graceful　locks
of　these　fair　spreading　trees；　which　bids　us　seek
som　better　shroud；　som　better　warmth　to　cherish
our　limbs　benummd；　ere　this　diurnal　starr
leave　cold　the　night；　how　we　his　gatherd　beams　＇　1070　＇
reflected；　may　with　matter　sere　foment；
or　by　collision　of　two　bodies　grinde
the　air　attrite　to　fire；　as　late　the　clouds
justling　or　pusht　with　winds　rude　in　thir　shock
tine　the　slant　lightning；　whose　thwart　flame　drivn　down　＇　1075　＇
kindles　the　gummie　bark　of　firr　or　pine；
and　sends　a　fortable　heat　from　farr；
which　might　supplie　the　sun：　such　fire　to　use；
and　what　may　else　be　remedie　or　cure
to　evils　which　our　own　misdeeds　have　wrought；　＇　1080　＇
hee　will　instruct　us　praying；　and　of　grace
beseeching　him；　so　as　we　need　not　fear
to　pass　modiously　this　life；　sustaind
by　him　with　many　forts；　till　we　end
in　dust；　our　final　rest　and　native　home。　＇　1085　＇
what　better　can　we　do；　then　to　the　place
repairing　where　he　judgd　us；　prostrate　fall
before　him　reverent；　and　there　confess
humbly　our　faults；　and　pardon　beg；　with　tears
watering　the　ground；　and　with　our　sighs　the　air　＇　1090　＇
frequenting；　sent　from　hearts　contrite；　in　sign
of　sorrow　unfeignd；　and　humiliation　meek。
undoubtedly　he　will　relent　and　turn
from　his　displeasure；　in　whose　look　serene；
when　angry　most　he　seemd　and　most　severe；　＇　1095　＇
what　else　but　favor；　grace；　and　mercie　shon？
so　spake　our　father　penitent；　nor　eve
felt　less　remorse：　they　forthwith　to　the　place
repairing　where　he　judgd　them　prostrate　fell
before　him　reverent；　and　both　confessd　＇　1100　＇
humbly　thir　faults；　and　pardon　begd；　with　tears
watering　the　ground；　and　with　thir　sighs　the　air
frequenting；　sent　from　hearts　contrite；　in　sign
of　sorrow　unfeignd；　and　humiliation　meek。
the　end　of　the　tenth　book。
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