...ine : What hinders theiL. To reach, and feed at once both body and mind ? So savins, her rasb hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat: Earth fell the wound, and nature from her seat Sighinz through all her works, gave signs of woe, That all...

...the forbidden fruit. So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluek'd, she eat: Earth felt the wound, and Nature from her...all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost Upon Adam's falling into the same guilt, the whole creation appears a second time in convulsions. •...

...the whole creation gives contrary signs of agony and distress, when Eve cats tire forbidden fruit : Earth felt the wound, and nature, from her seat Sighing,...all her works gave signs of woe, That all was lost. And afterwards more fully, when Adam follows her example : Earth trembled from her entrails, as again...

...first Parents from angel-like innocence, when the arch-enemy having succeeded in perverting Eve's mind -Back to the thicket slunk The guilty serpent, and...well might, for Eve Intent now, wholly on her taste, nought r\se Regarded 1 • The rupture of brotherly-affection, which ought to mak« mankind in general...

...hinders then To reach, and feed at once both body* and mind ?* So saying, her rash hand in evil hour 730 Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she eat...slunk The guilty serpent ; and well might; for Eve, 785 Intent now wholly on her taste, nought else Regarded; such delight till then, as seem'd, In fruit...

...forbidden fruit : So saying, her rash hand, in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, sheplnrk'd, she ate; Earth felt the wound ; and nature from her seat Sighing, through all her works, gave sign: of woe, That all was lost. ix. 780. AH the circumstances and ages of men, poverty, riches, youth,...

...and mind ? So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd, she cat ! Earth felt the wound ; and Nature from her seat, Sighing...slunk The guilty Serpent ; and well might ; for Eve, 786—815. PARADISE LOST. BOOK ix. Intent now wholly on her taste, nought else Regarded ; such delight...

...fruit: So saying, her rash hand in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck•d, she ate! £arth felt the wound ; and nature from her seat Sighing...all her works, gave signs of woe, That all was lost. The third and highest degree of this figure is yet to be mentioned ; when inanimate objects are represented,...

...hallowed tree, and renounced their allegiance to the Most High. " Earth felt the wound, and Natur« from her seat Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost. Sky low'r'd, and muttering thunder, some sad drops Wept at completing of the mortal sin Original."...

...following of Milton's, on occasion of Eve's eating the forbidden fruit : So saying, her rash hand, in evil hour Forth reaching to the fruit, she pluck'd,...all her works, gave signs of woe, That all was lost ix. 780. All the circumstances and ages of men, poverty, riches, youth, old age, all the dispositions...