Sodisiedhowwouldyebless

    Menowyourcurse!Ah,whyshouldallmankind

    Foronemansfaultthusguiltlessbend,

    Ifguiltless?Butfrommeewhatproceed,

    Butallcorrupt,bothMindandWilldepravd,[825]

    Nottodoonely,buttowillthesame

    Withme?howtheythenacquittedstand

    InsightofGod?HimafterallDisputes

    ForctIabsolve:allmyevasionsvain

    Andreasonings,thoughthroughMazes,leadmestill[830]

    Buttomyownvi:firstandlast

    Onmee,meeonely,asthesourseandspring

    Ofallcorruption,alltheblamelightsdue;

    Somightthewrauth.Fondwish!couldstthousupport

    Thatburdenheavierthehtobear[835]

    ThenalltheWorldmuchheavier,thoughdivided

    WiththatbadWoman?Thuswhatthoudesirst,

    Andwhatthoufearst,alikedestroyesallhope

    e,andcludestheemiserable

    Beyondallpastexampleandfuture,[840]

    ToSatanonlylikebothcrimeanddoom.

    OstowhatAbyssoffears

    Andhorrorshastthoudrivofwhich

    Ifindnoway,fromdeeptodeeperplungd!

    ThusAdamtohimselflamentedloud[845]

    ThroughthestillNight,notnow,aseremanfell,

    Wholsomandcool,andmild,butwithblackAir

    Apanied,withdampsanddreadfulgloom,

    Whichtohisevilscerepresented

    Allthingswithdoubleterror:Ontheground[850]

    Outstretchthelay,onthecoldground,andoft

    CursdhisCreatiohasoftaccusd

    Oftardieexecution,sinounct

    Thedayofhisoffence.Whyesh,

    Saidhee,withohriceacceptablestroke[855]

    Toendme?ShallTruthfailtokeepherword,