“Eve, smiling, plucked the apple, thenLaughed, sighed—and tasted it again:"Strange such a pleasant, juicy thingOn a forbidden tree should spring!"{{pb}}But had she seen with clearer eyes,Or had the serpent been less wise,She'd scarce have shown such little witAs to let Adam taste of it!”

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