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Farr otherwise th event, not Death, but Life
And fear of Death deliver to the Windes.
Adam, from whose deare side I boast me sprung, [ 965 ]
If any be, of tasting this fair Fruit,
On my experience, Adam, freely taste,
Direct, or by occasion hath presented
With liberal hand: he scrupldhttps://read•99csw.com not to eat
Taste so Divine, that what of sweet before
Remarkably so late of thy so true,
Shall separate us, linkt in Love so deare, [ 970 ]
Of thy perfection, how shall I attaine,
So faithful Love unequald; but I feel
Such recompence best merits) from the bough [ 9九_九_藏_書95 ]
One Heart, one Soul in both; whereof good prooff
So Adam, and thus Eve to him replid. [ 960 ]
But fondly overcome with Femal charm.
This happie trial of thy Love, which else [ 975 ]
And gladly of our Union heare thee speak,
So saying, she embracd him, and for joy [ 990 ]
This九_九_藏_書 day affords, declaring thee resolvd,
Whose vertue, for of good still good proceeds,
The worst, and not perswade thee, rather die
Deserted, then oblige thee with a fact [ 980 ]
To undergoe with mee one Guilt, one Crime,
Augmented, opnd Eyes, new Hopes, new Joyes, [ 985 ]
Hath toucht my 九-九-藏-書sense, flat seems to this, and harsh.
O glorious trial of exceeding Love,
Were it I thought Death menact would ensue
Ingaging me to emulate, but short
In recompence (for such compliance bad
Pernicious to thy Peace, chiefly assurd
Had so enobld, as of choice to incurr
Against his better knowled九_九_藏_書ge, not deceavd,
Illustrious evidence, example high!
This my attempt, I would sustain alone
So eminently never had bin known.
Rather then Death or aught then Death more dread
Divine displeasure for her sake, or Death.
Tenderly wept, much won that he his Love
She gave him of that fair enticing Fruit