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Rh And every creeping thing that creeps the ground.' This said, he formed thee, Adam, thee, O man, Dust of the ground, and in thy nostrils breathed The breath of life; in his own image he Created thee, in the image of God Express, and thou becamest a living soul. Male he created thee, but thy consort Female, for race; then blessed mankind, and said: 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth; Subdue it, and thoughoutthroughout [sic] dominion hold, Over fish of the sea, and fowl of the air, And every living thing that moves on the earth.'— Wherever thus created, for no place Is yet distinct by name, thence, as thou knowest, He brought thee into this delicious grove, This garden, planted with the trees of God, Delectable both to behold and taste; And freely all their pleasant fruit for food Gave thee; all sorts are here that all the earth yields, Variety without end; but of the tree, Which tasted works knowledge of good and evil, Thou mayest not; in the day thou eatest, thou diest. Death is the penalty imposed; beware, And govern well thy appetite, lest Sin Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.
 * "Here finished he, and all that he had made

Viewed, and behold! all was entirely good.