BooK IX. PARADISE LOST. 253 This Tree is not, as we are told, a Tree Of danger tailed, nor to evil unknown Op'ning the way ; but of divine effed 865 To open eyes, and make them Gods who taile ; And hath been tailed fuch. The feriknt wife, (Or not reflrain'd as we, or not obeying) Hath eaten of the fruit ; and is become Not dead, as we are threaten'd ; but thenceforth 870 Indu'd with human voice, and human fenfe, Reafoning to admiration ; and with me Perfuatively hath fo prevail'd that I Have alfo tatted, and have alfo found Th' effeds to correfpond : opener mine eyes, 875 Dim eril; dilated fpirits, ampler heart, And growing up to Godhead; which for Thee Chiefly I fought, without Thee can defpife: For bids, as thou hail part, to me is blifs ; Tedious, unfhar'd with Thee, and odious loon: 88© Thou therefore alio tape, that equd lot May join us ; equal joy, as equal love : Left thou not tailing, different degree Disjoin us, and I then too late renounce Deity for thee, when fate will not permit. 885 Thus Eve with count'nance blithe her Rory told; But in her cheek diftemper fluihing glow'd. On th' other fide, Adam, fuon as he heard The fatal trefpafs done by Eve, arnaz'd, AtIoniecl flood, and blank ; while horror chill 890 Ran through his veins, and all his joints relax'd: From his flack hand the garland wreath'd for Eve Down drop'd, and all the Laded Rules Speechlefs he flood, and pale! till thus at length Firfl to himielf he inward filence broke. 895 0
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