【】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>