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the miserie； i deservd it； and would beare
my own deservings； but this will not serve；
all that i eat or drink； or shall beget；
is propagated curse。 o voice once heard
delightfully； encrease and multiply； ＇ 730 ＇
now death to hear！ for what can i encrease
or multiplie； but curses on my head？
who of all ages to succeed； but feeling
the evil on him brought by me； will curse
my head； ill fare our ancestor impure； ＇ 735 ＇
for this we may thank adam； but his thanks
shall be the execration； so besides
mine own that bide upon me； all from mee
shall with a fierce reflux on mee redound；
on mee as on thir natural center light ＇ 740 ＇
heavie； though in thir place。 o fleeting joyes
of paradise； deare bought with lasting woes！
did i request thee； maker； from my clay
to mould me man； did i sollicite thee
from darkness to promote me； or here place ＇ 745 ＇
in this delicious garden？ as my will
concurd not to my being； it were but right
and equal to reduce me to my dust；
desirous to resigne； and render back
all i receavd； unable to performe ＇ 750 ＇
thy terms too hard； by which i was to hold
the good i sought not。 to the loss of that；
sufficient penaltie； why hast thou added
the sense of endless woes？ inexplicable
thy justice seems； yet to say truth； too late； ＇ 755 ＇
i thus contest； then should have been refusd
those terms whatever； when they were proposd：
thou didst accept them； wilt thou enjoy the good；
then cavil the conditions？ and though god
made thee without thy leave； what if thy son ＇ 760 ＇
prove disobedient； and reprovd； retort；
wherefore didst thou beget me？ i sought it not
wouldst thou admit for his contempt of thee
that proud excuse？ yet him not thy election；
but natural necessity begot。 ＇ 765 ＇
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god made thee of choice his own； and of his own
to serve him； thy reward was of his grace；
thy punishment then justly is at his will。
be it so； for i submit； his doom is fair；
that dust i am； and shall to dust returne： ＇ 770 ＇
o wel hour whenever！ why delayes
his hand to execute what his decree
fixd on this day？ why do i overlive；
why am i mockt with death； and lengthnd out
to deathless pain？ how gladly would i meet ＇ 775 ＇
mortalitie my sentence； and be earth
insensible； how glad would lay me down
as in my mothers lap！ there i should rest
and sleep secure； his dreadful voice no more
would thunder in my ears； no fear of worse ＇ 780 ＇
to mee and to my ofspring would torment me
with cruel expectation。 yet one doubt
pursues me still； least all i cannot die；
least that pure breath of life； the spirit of man
which god inspird； cannot together perish ＇ 785 ＇
with this corporeal clod； then in the grave；
or in some other dismal place who knows
but i shall die a living death？ o thought
horrid； if true！ yet why？ it was but breath
of life that sinnd； what dies but what had life ＇ 790 ＇
and sin？ the bodie properly hath neither。
all of me then shall die： let this appease
the doubt； since humane reach no further knows。
for though the lord of all be infinite；
is his wrauth also？ be it； man is not so； ＇ 795 ＇
but mortal doomd。 how can he exercise
wrath without end on man whom death must end？
can he make deathless death？ that were to make
strange contradiction； which to god himself
impossible is held； as argument ＇ 800 ＇
of weakness； not of power。 will he； draw out；
for angers sake； finite to infinite
in punisht man； to satisfie his rigour
satisfid never； that were to extend
his sentence beyond dust and natures law； ＇ 805 ＇
by which all causes else according still
to the reception of thir matter act；
not to th extent of thir own spheare。 but say
that death be not one stroak； as i supposd；
bereaving sense； but endless miserie ＇ 810 ＇
from this day onward； which i feel begun
both in me； and without me； and so last
to perpetuitie； ay me； that fear
es thundring back with dreadful revolution
on my defensless head； both death and i ＇ 815 ＇
am found eternal； and incorporate both；
nor i on my part single； in mee all
posteritie stands curst： fair patrimonie
that i must leave ye； sons； o were i able
to waste it all my self； and leave ye none！ ＇ 820 ＇
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so disinherited how would ye bless
me now your curse！ ah； why should all mankind
for one mans fault thus guiltless be condemnd；
if guiltless？ but from mee what can proceed；
but all corrupt； both mind and will depravd； ＇ 825 ＇
not to do onely； but to will the same
with me？ how can they then acquitted stand
in sight of god？ him after all disputes
forct i absolve： all my evasions vain
and reasonings； though through mazes； lead me still ＇ 830 ＇
but to my own conviction： first and last
on mee； mee onely； as the sourse and spring
of all corruption； all the blame lights due；
so might the wrauth。 fond wish！ couldst thou support
that burden heavier then the earth to bear ＇ 835 ＇
then all the world much heavier； though divided
with that bad woman？ thus what thou desirst；
and what thou fearst； alike destroyes all hope
of refuge； and concludes thee miserable
beyond all past example and future； ＇ 840 ＇
to satan only like both crime and doom。
o conscience； into what abyss of fears
and horrors hast thou drivn me； out of which
i find no way； from deep to deeper plungd！
thus adam to himself lamented loud ＇ 845 ＇
through the still night； not now； as ere man fell；
wholsom and cool； and mild； but with black air
acpanied； with damps and dreadful gloom；
which to his evil conscience represented
all things with double terror： on the ground ＇ 850 ＇
outstretcht he lay； on the cold ground； and oft
cursd his creation； death as oft accusd
of tardie execution； since denounct
the day of his offence。 why es not death；
said hee； with one thrice acceptable stroke ＇ 855 ＇
to end me？ shall truth fail to keep her word；
justice divine not hastn to be just？
but death es not at call； justice divin