The Poem-Book of the Gael

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and his

g here, wi

bodies (on their

ng creatures

ng has cre

radise wit

who used to

when out of

n heavens used to gat

r corpore

me togethe

t of this place

all to a

joyous th

o come to d

aven Go

living

out of every district

d before (the ga

uld return r

of pride or a

m to its ve

ing leave

rce, double-

atchful, with (h

aven he shal

t the destruc

y his clear

ngst the

herds outs

found the

i.e. unworthy of you

evil to th

dexterou

erness, with

e danger and

d have been ord

f him, the younges

tion, would be

rt more renow

twain thou

ing, more agreeabl

bmit to t

ice without

n alliance an

my clear

o forth

a place i

aws, with my

oth may go f

edly[42]

gether urg

of the for

fterwards

e food u

that they

commandment

not love

Paradise in ev

here for me above

erpent to

ing thee into

, as my fell

ng thee on

oy Eve a

h thee truly

thou mayest u

fer r

reward shall

he measure of

union in our hab

for ever

d a place fo

ss of the ser

went tar

the gate o

nt called

hear me, O

e with me, O Eve

6] every

ime to talk

to the

oing ou

seless

he Eve whose

our in P

, beautiful,

[47] my full sa

spe

Adam is

rdian of

ess, O smooth,

the needs of

erpent

oes Adam go

does he make h

y time he

e herds in

it to me, b

the a

with pure un

re the

o ask a thi

der, very aff

and dear is thy

bride o

e that you con

vex me, O no

e will be no o

te it to the

, O glor

that we are dis

nt, is the lif

ordship her

rep

ltless in our tu

odies to

sk here gre

re is of good

hing,[49] as

created i

ee, all wit

der our co

dear God, who c

bashful

solace[51] for

fruit of th

e the very

ned mysel

e rough tree, if

ommand, thou

erpent

he plain[52]

and Ada

intelligent, O

y of th

be the host u

le that you ar

of the ignor

nder one law (

egards posse

p has not be

of evil has be

is your un

the lack

deceivi

f the one tree

e not permi

se the brave tr

it should not

ld not have t

sh between g

itate, go t

as regard

ent between

High Prince i

spe

oever thy i

le[54] and graci

the tree

we

elf to the tr

from it

at apple

it between m

itudes we shall be e

t eat th

hy tale wit

at thou saye

erpent

ntrammell

me the gate

ive without mi

from the tr

spe

ore thee that thou

e tree you bri

e no delay o

ingering i

an s

g the appl

yest discern

y fail I w

ge or fetter

ened s

before th

[55] it went (it w

rse to the

the per

-tree (most wo

f the half, it

e other hal

from Thee the

in equal wretchedness

in battle, though

olf who wa

was jealou

37] Lit. "pr

"without

a cheville; lit. "numb

. "his c

ithout grief

. "under

. "witho

it. "r

r "ste

ps "apart fro

r "I b

Or "n

text has fia. Is it fiadh, of whic

according to rule,"

me way as didnad, "solace" or "consol

e in the fields

he same level

"full of

ower" (metaph. "of te