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Page 104
... tree that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden , and the tree of knowledge of good and evil . ” Milton's Eden , the positive coun- terpart to Hell , has four main rivers , whose ...
... tree that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden , and the tree of knowledge of good and evil . ” Milton's Eden , the positive coun- terpart to Hell , has four main rivers , whose ...
Page 136
... tree ; there he finds her flushed and agitated , as her breathless speech ( 856-85 ) indicates . Aware of her guilt for missing their noon meal , she claims to have missed him , too , but is late for a " won- derful " reason : The fruit ...
... tree ; there he finds her flushed and agitated , as her breathless speech ( 856-85 ) indicates . Aware of her guilt for missing their noon meal , she claims to have missed him , too , but is late for a " won- derful " reason : The fruit ...
Page 137
... tree of knowledge Adam and Eve become mortal and forego their chance to eat of the other tree - that of immortality . Intoxicated , they imagine themselves divine yet are debased : The only knowledge they receive from the tree of ...
... tree of knowledge Adam and Eve become mortal and forego their chance to eat of the other tree - that of immortality . Intoxicated , they imagine themselves divine yet are debased : The only knowledge they receive from the tree of ...
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