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Rh Deity for thee, when Fate will not permit."
 * Thus Eve with countenance blithe her story told;

But in her cheek distemper flushing glowed. On the other side, Adam, soon as he heard The fatal trespass done by Eve, amazed, Astonied stood and blank, while horror chill Ran through his veins, and all his joints relaxed. From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped, and all the faded roses shed. Speechless he stood and pale, till thus at length First to himself he inward silence broke:
 * "O fairest of creation, last and best

Of all God's works, creature in whom excelled Whatever can to sight or thought be formed, Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet! How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost, Defaced, deflowered, and now to death devote! Rather, how hast thou yielded to transgress The strict forbiddance, how to violate The sacred fruit forbidden! Some cursed fraud Of enemy had beguiled thee, yet unknown, And me with thee hath ruined; for with thee Certain my resolution is to die. How can I live without thee! how forgo Thy sweet converse, and love so dearly joined To live again in these wild woods forlorn! Should God create another Eve, and I Another rib afford, yet loss of thee