【】her;butapparentguilt,</p>

andsha,aurbation,anddespair,</p>

paradiselost</p>

285of374</p>

anger,andobstinadhate,andguile.</p>

,falteringlong,thusansweredbrief.</p>

iheardtheeinthegarden,andofthyvoice</p>

afraid,beingnaked,hidself.to</p>

thegraciousjudgehoutrevilereplied.</p>

voicethouofthastheard,andhastnotfeared,</p>

butstillrejoiced;hoe</p>

sodreadfultotheethatthouartnaked,who</p>

hathtoldtheehastthoueatenofthetree,</p>

heechargethoushouldst</p>

tothusadaorebesetreplied.</p>

oheaveninevilstraitthisdayistand</p>

beforejudge;eithertoundergo</p>

selfthetotalcuse</p>

otherself,thepartneroflife;</p>

ains,</p>

ishouldne</p>

byplaint:butstriecessity</p>

subdues,andcalatousnstraint;</p>

lestonheadbothsinandpunishnt,</p>

hoable,beall</p>

devolved;thoughshouldiholdpeace,yetthou</p>

easilydeteceal.</p>

thisan,thoudesttobehelp,</p>

andgavestasthyperfectgift,sogood,</p>

sofit,soaeptable,sodivine,</p>

thatfroerhandiuldsuspeoill,</p>

andshedid,everinitself,</p>

herdoiojustifythedeed;</p>

paradiselost</p>

286of374</p>

shegaveofthetree,andidideat.</p>

tothesovranpresehusreplied.</p>

hygod,thatherthoudidstobey</p>

beforehisvoiceoradethyguide,</p>

superiour,orbutequal,thattoher</p>

thoudidstresignthynhood,andtheplace</p>

adeofthee,</p>

andforthee,ionfarexcelled</p>

hersinallrealdignityadoed</p>

sheoattract</p>

thylove,notthysubje;andhergifts</p>

ented;</p>

uobearrule;hypart</p>

andperson,hadstthouknohyselfaright.</p>

sohavingsaid,hethustoeveinfew.</p>

say,an,isthishouhastdone</p>

tosadeve,enighovered,</p>

nfessingsoobeforeherjudge</p>

boldorloquacious,thusabashedreplied.</p>

theserpentbeguiled,andidideat.</p>

delay</p>

tojudgentheproceededontheaused</p>

serpent,thoughbrute;uransfer</p>

theguiltonhiadehinstrunt</p>

ofstheend</p>

ofhiscreation;justlythenaursed,</p>

asvitiatedinnature:retoknow</p>

nan,sinofurtherknew</p>

noralteredhisoffegodatlast</p>

paradiselost</p>

287of374</p>

tosatanfirstinsinhisdoopplied,</p>

thoughinsteriouster,judgedasthe:</p>

andontheserpentthushiscurseletfall.</p>

becausethouhastdohis,thouartaursed</p>

aboveallhbeastofthefield;</p>

uponthybellygrovelingthoushaltgo,</p>

anddustshalteatallthedaysofthylife.</p>

betani</p>

enty,ahineandherseed;</p>

herseedshallbruisethyhead,thoubruisehisheel.</p>

sospakethisoracle,thenverified</p>

ary,sendeve,</p>

saheaven,</p>

prinhisgrave</p>

spoiledprincipalitiesandpophed</p>

inopenshohassiht,</p>

captivityledcaptivethroughtheair,</p>

therealtselfofsatan,longusurped;</p>