The epic of the fall of man; a comparative study of Caedmon, Dante and Milton . nd on thy breast shalt drag thy footless formOer the fair face of Earth ; and dust shalt eatThe remnant of thy days, and long as lifeAnd breath remain—just meed of this great crime,Thy malice hath inspired. And there shall burnWithin the Womans breast, a mortal HateAnd quenchless enmity, and she shall treadThy hostile head beneath her feet, while thouMayst strive, with deep and crafty plans, to snareThe offspring of this new-born race. As longAs this fair World shall stand, a deadly feudShall last twixt her and the
The epic of the fall of man; a comparative study of Caedmon, Dante and Milton . nd on thy breast shalt drag thy footless formOer the fair face of Earth ; and dust shalt eatThe remnant of thy days, and long as lifeAnd breath remain—just meed of this great crime,Thy malice hath inspired. And there shall burnWithin the Womans breast, a mortal HateAnd quenchless enmity, and she shall treadThy hostile head beneath her feet, while thouMayst strive, with deep and crafty plans, to snareThe offspring of this new-born race. As longAs this fair World shall stand, a deadly feudShall last twixt her and thee. Now dost thou knowThy doom, fell Scourge of Man, and canst discernThe future of thy life. The Holy GodTo Eve in anger spake : * Take thyself henceFar from these scenes of joy. From this day forthObedience shalt thou yield to Adams in the fear of him shalt expiateThe error of thy deeds, humbled and vextBy keen remorse, till Death ensue. Meanwhile,With weeping and with moans and bitter painsShalt thou bring forth thy daughters and thy sonsTo people Earths I Jlu Jhavculy Chief, the ntii^hty Lord of Ilosti,Suinmcned the Warden of this Earthly sphereAnd hade I/is son approach. The Temptation and Fall of Man 257 Then to the ManThe Eternal King, Lord of the Light of Life,Announced His dire decree : Now must thou seekAnother home, a realm more joyless far,And into exile go, in nakedness And want, shorn of the bliss which thou hast knownIn Paradise. And since with evil mindThou didst commit this crime, I do decreeThat Death, at last, shall break the golden bondWhich now unites thy body and thy thy days shall pass in arduous toilAnd from the ground shalt thou thyself now seekThy sustenance, and eat thy daily breadBy sweat of brow so long as thou dost live,And until fell Disease, of which, alas,Thou didst partake in the forbidden fruit,Doth strike thee at the heart. Then shalt thou die. Thus did our writ of Evil take its rise In righteous wrath, enta
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