He added not, and from her turnd, but Eve
Not so repulst, with Tears that ceasd not flowing, [ 910 ]
And tresses all disorderd, at his feet
Fell humble, and imbrag them, besaught
His peace, and thus proceeded in her plaint.
Forsake me not thus, Adam, witness Heavn
What love sincere, and reveren my heart [ 915 ]
I beare thee, and uing have offended,
Unhappilie deceavd; thy suppliant
I beg, and clasp thy knees; bereave me not,
Whereon I live, thy gentle looks, thy aid,
Thy sel in this uttermost distress, [ 920 ]
My onely strength and stay: forlorn of thee,
Whither shall I betake me, where subsist?
While yet we live, scarse one short hour perhaps,
Between us two let there be peace, both joyning,
As joynd in injuries, oie [ 925 ]
Against a Foe by doom express assignd us,
That cruel Serpent: On me exercise not
Thy hatred for this miserie befalln,
On me alreadie lost, mee then thy self
More miserable; both have sind, but thou [ 930 ]
Against God onely, I against God and thee,
And to the place of judgment will return,
There with my cries importune Heaven, that all
The sentence from thy head removd may light
On me, sole cause to thee of all this woe, [ 935 ]
Mee mee onely just object of his ire.
She ended weeping, and her lowlie plight,
Immovable till peace obtaind from fault
Aowledgd and deplord, in Adam wraught
iseration; soon his heart relented [ 940 ]
Towards her, his life so late and sole delight,
Now at his feet submissive in distress,
Creature so faire his recilement seeking,
His sel whom she had displeasd, his aide;
As one disarmd, his anger all he lost, [ 945 ]
And thus with peaceful words upraisd her soon.
Unwarie, and too desirous, as before,
So now of what thou knowst not, who desirst
The punishment all on thy self; alas,
Beare thine own first, ill able to sustaine [ 950 ]
His full wrauth whose thou feelst as yet lest part,
And my displeasure bearst so ill. If Prayers
Could alter high Decrees, I to that place
Would speed before thee, and be louder heard,
That on my head all might be visited, [ 955 ]
Thy frailtie and infirmer Sex fivn,
To me itted and by me exposd.